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intravenously twice daily. Ultrasound and computerised scans disclosed only homogeneous tomographic hepatosplenomegaly with no signs of cholecystitis or intraabdominal abscess. An echocardiogram was also normal. The patient improved haemodynamically and haematologically, but she remained febrile. I day later the blood culture report indicated scarce gram-positive diplococci. Detection of Strep pneumoniae antigen by counterimmunoelectrophoresis was positive both in 200 mg
urine, and pneumococcus grew from blood culture. Ciprofloxacin was then changed to cefotaxime 1 g intravenously every 6 hours. The fever rapidly disappeared followed by further clinical improvement. The minimal inhibitory concentration of blood and
than average
BI = bacterial tndex 0=noAFBseen!nsect!ons,’)-2=
HISTOPATHOLOGY, MACROSCOPIC APPEARANCES, SMEAR AND ASPIRATE STAINS FOR ACID-FAST BACILLI (AFB), AND HIV TEST RESULTS IN 39 PATIENTS
intravenously twice daily. Ultrasound and computerised scans disclosed only homogeneous tomographic hepatosplenomegaly with no signs of cholecystitis or intraabdominal abscess. An echocardiogram was also normal. The patient improved haemodynamically and haematologically, but she remained febrile. I day later the blood culture report indicated scarce gram-positive diplococci. Detection of Strep pneumoniae antigen by counterimmunoelectrophoresis was positive both in 200 mg
urine, and pneumococcus grew from blood culture. Ciprofloxacin was then changed to cefotaxime 1 g intravenously every 6 hours. The fever rapidly disappeared followed by further clinical improvement. The minimal inhibitory concentration of blood and
than average
BI = bacterial tndex 0=noAFBseen!nsect!ons,’)-2=
