Meningitis and Cephalothin Therapy

Comments and Corrections1 July 1973Meningitis and Cephalothin TherapyCHARLES E. TURNER, M.D.CHARLES E. TURNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-79-1-135_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The development of meningitis during cephalothin therapy was recently reported in your pages (Ann Intern Med 78:347-351, 1973). The authors described five patients of their own and mentioned three other cases. I wish to add the case of another patient who developed this complication in a clinical setting different from those described.In the spring of 1971 a 34-year-old woman with a 2-year history of chronic granulomatous colitis was admitted with an exacerbation of her illness and a possible perforation of the colon. She had been treated with daily single-dose prednisone therapy for several months, which resulted... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByMeningitis Developing during Cephalothin Therapy of SepticaemiaCephalothin and Cephaloridine Therapy for Bacterial Meningitis An EvaluationLARRY S. FISHER, M.D., ANTHONY W. CHOW, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), THOMAS T. YOSHIKAWA, M.D., LUCIEN B. GUZE, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 July 1973Volume 79, Issue 1Page: 135-135KeywordsColitisColonMeningitis Issue Published: 1 July 1973 PDF DownloadLoading ...