Treatment of 274 newborn babies with meningitis
| Number of babies receiving each drug (%) | |
| Cefotaxime | 214 (78) |
| Ceftazadime | 11 (4) |
| Other cephalosporins | 13 (5) |
| Gentamicin | 123 (45) |
| Other aminoglycosides | 12 (4) |
| Penicillin | 105 (38) |
| Ampicillin | 52 (19) |
| Other penicillins | |
| Amoxycillin | 44 (16) |
| Flucloxacillin | 22 (8) |
| Chloramphenicol | 3 (1) |
| Vancomycin | 13 (5) |
| Other antibiotics | 29 (13) |
| Acyclovir | 14 (5) |
| Barbiturates | 35 (13) |
| Steroids | 23 (8) |