A 3-year-old child in rural India presents with acute bacterial meningitis. CSF culture grows Streptococcus pneumoniae. The organism is resistant to penicillin (MIC 2 μg/mL) and cephalosporin MIC is 1 μg/mL. What is the drug of choice for meningitis in this case?

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