Haemophilus influenzae has been isolated from the CSF of two year old boy suffering from meningitis. The strain is beta–lactamase producing and resistant to chloramphenicol. The most appropriate antimicrobial in such a situation is –
ANTIMICR BIALT RAPY. IF CNS ACTERIAL INFECTI NS BASED N PATHOGENa
Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole combination
Ciprofloxacin
Third–generation cephalosporin
Vancomycin