Intravenous Streptomycin for Treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Meningitis in an Infant
Courter J, Girotto J, Lobato M, Orcutt D, Burke M, Feder H, Krause P, Cohen‐Abbo A, Salazar J. Intravenous Streptomycin for Treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Meningitis in an Infant. Pharmacotherapy The Journal Of Human Pharmacology And Drug Therapy 2010, 30: 1197-1197. DOI: 10.1592/phco.30.11.1197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMycobacterium tuberculosis meningitisIntravenous streptomycinIntramuscular streptomycinTuberculosis meningitisFour-drug antituberculous regimenMental status changesRight-sided weaknessDaily intramuscular injectionsRoute of administrationLean muscle massMagnetic resonance scansM. tuberculosis strainsMedial temporal lobeAntituberculous regimenAntituberculous therapyCerebral edemaPatient's regimenTuberculous meningitisTreatment failureGastric culturesNasogastric tubeTreatment courseVasogenic edemaAntituberculous drugsIntramuscular injection