RESULTS OF THERAPY IN 265 CASES OF TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS

[摘要] The technic of streptomycin and sulfone treatment followed at the Pediatric Hospital of the University of Florence has been outlined. Successive improvements in the technic of therapy are reflected in the increasing percentage of recoveries with the passage of time. The results of therapy in 265 cases of tuberculous meningitis seen since December 1946 are reported. The over-all mortality in the year 1948 for treated cases was 26%. Some patients have been entirely well for over 2½ years.

[学科分类] 儿科学