A 3-year-old child from rural Maharashtra presents with acute bacterial meningitis. CSF shows elevated protein (120 mg/dL), low glucose (20 mg/dL), and Gram-positive diplococci. Blood culture grows Streptococcus pneumoniae sensitive to penicillin (MIC 0.06 µg/mL). What is the drug of choice for meningitis in this case?

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