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. 1976 Mar;9(3):554–555. doi: 10.1128/aac.9.3.554

Nafcillin Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Meningitis

Daniel E Ruiz a,1, John F Warner a
PMCID: PMC429571  PMID: 1259413

Abstract

Serial serum and cerebrospinal fluid nafcillin concentrations were determined in a patient successfully treated with nafcillin (200 mg/kg per day) for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and meningitis. Nafcillin and methicillin cerebrospinal fluid concentrations were compared.

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