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F S Galal

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PubMed1988

Intramuscular ceftriaxone versus ampicillin-chloramphenicol in childhood bacterial meningitis.

70 children aged 4 months-12 years, with bacteriologically proven bacterial meningitis were treated with either intramuscular (IM) ceftriaxone (CFT) 100 mg/kg given once daily, or with combined IM ampicillin 160 mg/kg/day and IM chloramphenicol 100 mg/kg/day (AMC) given every 6 h. There were 35 children in each of the treatment groups. The children in both groups were comparable with regard to age, sex, duration of illness, and state of consciousness. 29 children in the CFT group and 26 in the AMC group recovered without any permanent complications or sequelae. Of the 15 children who died 10 (3 in the CFT and 7 in the AMC group) were in deep coma when treatment was started. Intramuscular CFT given once daily proved effective and much easier to administer than our standard hospital therapy with combined AMC given every 6 h IM.

Ampicillin↗
PubMed1984

Radiation associated malignancies of the esophagus.

This report documents the experience of the authors with two patients who had received thoracic radiation for disseminated teratocarcinomas of the testis, survived their malignancies, and subsequently developed squamous cell carcinomas of the esophagus. To the authors' knowledge, only 11 other cases of esophageal malignancies arising in patients who had received previous mediastinal irradiation have been reported in the world literature. With increasingly successful mediastinal radiation for malignant disease resulting in prolonged patient survival, an increasing number of such patients with subsequent esophageal malignancies can be anticipated. Close follow-up of patients receiving radiation therapy to periesophageal tissues is recommended, and prompt evaluation of any symptoms of esophageal dysfunction is indicated.

Adult↗