ANTIBIOTIC-THERAPY OF COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED BACTERIAL-MENINGITIS IN ADULTS

Until the late 80s, penicillin G or amoxicillin remained the standard antimicrobial therapy used for community-acquired meningitis in adults . Guidelines on which drug to use, both empirically and after bacteria l identification; have been changed in the light of altered susceptibi lity patterns. Although N. meningitidis strains - relatively resistant to penicillin G-have been recently isolated, MICs remain below 1 mg/l and allow the use of amoxicillin (150 mg/kg/d).