A case of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> meningitis complicated by Hydrocephalus and Intraventricular hemorrhage: A review of treatment options and outcomes.

While dual therapy with ampicillin and aminoglycosides has been proposed in guidelines, Pelegrin and colleagues found no mortality difference between ampicillin montherapy and combination therapy with an aminoglycoside [ 1 , 9 ] In the same study, while adjunctive administration of dexamethasone and phenytoin did not provide a clear mortality benefit, the use of dexamethasone showed a trend towards fewer neurologic sequelae and those who received phenytoin experienced no seizures.

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