An invasive pneumococcal disease during the influenza pandemic successfully treated with ampicillin
English

Camelia Gubavu
2013 African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology  
We described the case of a 35-year-old man with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis, presented with invasive pneumococcal disease during the influenza pandemic. The patient recovered with ampicillin monotherapy; the differentials and the antibiotic choice for a fully penicillin susceptible strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae were discussed.
doi:10.5897/ajpp12.337 fatcat:qt6dhrn3gbc7zhlw3xvxoog7ri