UKMLA PLAB AMC USMLE Prometric MCQ

Question Number 0200
Question:
An eight year old is brought to Casualty with fever and a petechial rash. On examination he is found to be lethargic and shocked. Meningitis is suspected. The child has a severe allergy to beta-lactam antibiotics. The most appropriate treatment would be

a) stibogluconate sodium
b) sulfonamides
c) chloramphenicol sodium succinate
d) ampicillin
e) erythromycin