Abstract:Objective To analyze the clinical value of drug treatment in children with purulent meningitis.Methods Eighty children with purulent meningitis in our hospital from March 2017 to July 2019 were selected and divided into control group (38 cases, conventional treatment of ceftriaxone sodium) and observation group (42 cases, ceftriaxone sodium combined with dexamethasone treatment). Clinical efficacy, recovery time from symptoms and signs, the serum levels of inflammatory factors before and after treatment, and drug safety were compared between the two groups.Results The observation group had a significantly higher overall response rate than the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the observation group showed significantly reduced recovery time from symptoms and signs, length of hospitalization, serum levels of inflammatory factors, and incidence of adverse reactions compared with the control group (all P<0.05).Conclusions Ceftriaxone sodium combined with dexamethasone shows good clinical efficacy among children with purulent meningitis, shortening recovery time from symptoms and signs, reducing the serum levels of inflammatory factors, and improving the safety of clinical medication.