COMBINED AUREOMYCIN AND STREPTOMYCIN THERAPY OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA (BACILLUS PYOCYANEUS) MENINGITIS, WITH A CASE REPORT
Authors: I A GINSBERG, G A HYMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Case Reports1 July 1952COMBINED AUREOMYCIN AND STREPTOMYCIN THERAPY OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA (BACILLUS PYOCYANEUS) MENINGITIS, WITH A CASE REPORTIRWIN A. GINSBERG, M.D., GEORGE A. HYMAN, M.D.IRWIN A. GINSBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GEORGE A. HYMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-1-194 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThe following case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Bacillus pyocyaneus) meningitis following radical surgery for carcinoma of the external auditory canal is presented because of the relative rarity of meningitis due to this organism, and because of the excellent response to a combination of antibiotics, including streptomycin and aureomycin.†CASE REPORTA 64 year old white widow was admitted for the first time to the Otolaryngology Service of the Presbyterian Hospital with a four and one-half month history of severe occipital headache radiating to the right ear. There was a 50 year history of a chronically draining right ear. There had...Bibliography1. Evans FL: Primary meningitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa , M. Rec. 144: 111-114, 172-174, 1936. Google Scholar2. Stanley MM: Bacillus pyocyaneus infections, Am. J. Med. 2: 253-277, 347-367, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Keefer CS: The uses of penicillin and streptomycin, 1949, University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas. Google Scholar4. KeeferHewitt CSWL: The therapeutic value of streptomycin, 1948, J. W. Edwards, Ann Arbor, Michigan, pp. 83-85. Google Scholar5. AlexanderLeidyRedman HEGW: Comparison of the action of streptomycin, aureomycin, and chloromycetin, J. Clin. Investigation 38: 867-870, 1949. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. LongChandlerBlissBryerSchoenbach PHCAEAMSEB: The use of antibiotics, J. A. M. A. 141: 315-317, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Brickhouse RL: The concentration of aureomycin in urine, cerebrospinal, pleural and ascitic fluid, after oral and intravenous administration, J. Clin. Investigation 38: 983-986, 1949. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication December 30, 1950.From the Departments of Otolaryngology and Medicine of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.†We are indebted to Dr. W. Franklin Keim, of the Otolaryngology Service of Presbyterian Hospital, for his permission to publish this case. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byGram-negative bacillary meningitisTreatment of Gram-Negative Bacillary Meningitis in AdultsJAMES J. RAHAL JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.A Case of Pseudomonas Pyocyaneus Meningitis of Otitic Origin Treated with Polymixin 1 July 1952Volume 37, Issue 1Page: 194-197KeywordsAntibioticsBacillusHeadachesHospital medicineMeningitisPseudomonas aeruginosaStreptomycinSurgeonsSurgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...