[Diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of pneumococcal meningitis in Africa (apropos of 119 cases)].
This study shows the extreme gravity of pneumococcal meningitis in Abidjan. The factors of bad prognosis are: male sex, coma, protein rate of the cerebral fluid equal to or higher than 3 g. Our statistical study shows evident superiority of cephacetrile to penicillin G and ampicillin.
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