Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis
Salmonella sp are important causes of meningitis among neonates and young children in Malaysia. We present a case of Salmonella enteritidis meningitis in a six week old female who presented with a one week history of fever, diarrhea and seizures which was unsuccessfully treated with a third generati...
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| author | Jamaluddin, Johan Aref Hung, Liang Choo Othman, Norlijah |
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| description | Salmonella sp are important causes of meningitis among neonates and young children in Malaysia. We present a case of Salmonella enteritidis meningitis in a six week old female who presented with a one week history of fever, diarrhea and seizures which was unsuccessfully treated with a third generation cephalosporin. She had a relapse of meningitis complicated with ventriculitis and hydrocephalus, requiring an eleven week course of meropenem. She improved clinically, but did not have improvement in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) glucose level despite prolonged antibiotic use. This case illustrates the dilemma in determining the duration of antibiotic needed to successfully treat Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-297342015-10-05T03:13:17Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29734/ Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis Jamaluddin, Johan Aref Hung, Liang Choo Othman, Norlijah Salmonella sp are important causes of meningitis among neonates and young children in Malaysia. We present a case of Salmonella enteritidis meningitis in a six week old female who presented with a one week history of fever, diarrhea and seizures which was unsuccessfully treated with a third generation cephalosporin. She had a relapse of meningitis complicated with ventriculitis and hydrocephalus, requiring an eleven week course of meropenem. She improved clinically, but did not have improvement in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) glucose level despite prolonged antibiotic use. This case illustrates the dilemma in determining the duration of antibiotic needed to successfully treat Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis. SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network 2013-05 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29734/1/Salmonella%20enteritidis%20ventriculitis.pdf Jamaluddin, Johan Aref and Hung, Liang Choo and Othman, Norlijah (2013) Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 44 (3). pp. 456-459. ISSN 0125-1562 http://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/journal-44-3-2013.html |
| spellingShingle | Jamaluddin, Johan Aref Hung, Liang Choo Othman, Norlijah Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis |
| title | Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis |
| title_full | Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis |
| title_short | Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis |
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