Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis

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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Main Authors: Jamaluddin, Johan Aref, Hung, Liang Choo, Othman, Norlijah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29734/
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spelling upm-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
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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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author Jamaluddin, Johan Aref
Hung, Liang Choo
Othman, Norlijah
spellingShingle Jamaluddin, Johan Aref
Hung, Liang Choo
Othman, Norlijah
Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis
author_facet Jamaluddin, Johan Aref
Hung, Liang Choo
Othman, Norlijah
author_sort Jamaluddin, Johan Aref
title Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis
title_short Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis
title_full Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis
title_fullStr Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis
title_full_unstemmed Salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis
title_sort salmonella enteritidis ventriculitis
publisher SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29734/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29734/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29734/1/Salmonella%20enteritidis%20ventriculitis.pdf
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