TY - JOUR T1 - Rifampicin in pneumococcal meningoencephalitis. JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 77 LP - 79 DO - 10.1136/adc.71.1.77 VL - 71 IS - 1 AU - M J Peters AU - B L Pizer AU - M Millar Y1 - 1994/07/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/71/1/77.abstract N2 - The cases are reported of two infants with pneumococcal meningitis in whom initial antibiotic treatment was ineffective despite the organisms being sensitive to the drugs used. A clinical and radiological diagnosis of meningoencephalitis was made. A rapid improvement followed the addition of rifampicin treatment. ER -