Subdural collections due to non-typhi Salmonella infections in two Malaysian children.
Subdural collections caused by Salmonella infection are rarely encountered in children. We present two cases caused by non-typhi Salmonella, one a four-and-a-half-month-old boy presenting with subdural effusion, and the other, a 16-month-old boy with empyema. The diagnosis was confirmed on blood and...
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| author | Ismail , Intan Hakimah Othman, Norlijah C. D., Zubaidah Ahmad, Norazah |
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| description | Subdural collections caused by Salmonella infection are rarely encountered in children. We present two cases caused by non-typhi Salmonella, one a four-and-a-half-month-old boy presenting with subdural effusion, and the other, a 16-month-old boy with empyema. The diagnosis was confirmed on blood and subdural pus cultures. One patient had status epilepticus following focal fit, and the other had prolonged fever without any localising signs of infection on admission. They responded well to prompt surgical drainage and prolonged systemic antibiotic therapy. Contrary to previous reports, both patients showed favourable outcome in terms of neurological sequelae
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| spelling | upm-168852015-10-01T04:06:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16885/ Subdural collections due to non-typhi Salmonella infections in two Malaysian children. Ismail , Intan Hakimah Othman, Norlijah C. D., Zubaidah Ahmad, Norazah Subdural collections caused by Salmonella infection are rarely encountered in children. We present two cases caused by non-typhi Salmonella, one a four-and-a-half-month-old boy presenting with subdural effusion, and the other, a 16-month-old boy with empyema. The diagnosis was confirmed on blood and subdural pus cultures. One patient had status epilepticus following focal fit, and the other had prolonged fever without any localising signs of infection on admission. They responded well to prompt surgical drainage and prolonged systemic antibiotic therapy. Contrary to previous reports, both patients showed favourable outcome in terms of neurological sequelae Singapore Medical Association 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16885/1/Subdural%20collections%20due%20to%20non.pdf Ismail , Intan Hakimah and Othman, Norlijah and C. D., Zubaidah and Ahmad, Norazah (2008) Subdural collections due to non-typhi Salmonella infections in two Malaysian children. Singapore Medical Journal, 49 (7). e186-e189. ISSN 0037-5675 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18695854 Salmonella infections - Malaysia Salmonella — Detection - Malaysia Infection in children - Malaysia English |
| spellingShingle | Salmonella infections - Malaysia Salmonella — Detection - Malaysia Infection in children - Malaysia Ismail , Intan Hakimah Othman, Norlijah C. D., Zubaidah Ahmad, Norazah Subdural collections due to non-typhi Salmonella infections in two Malaysian children. |
| title | Subdural collections due to non-typhi Salmonella infections in two Malaysian children. |
| title_full | Subdural collections due to non-typhi Salmonella infections in two Malaysian children. |
| title_fullStr | Subdural collections due to non-typhi Salmonella infections in two Malaysian children. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subdural collections due to non-typhi Salmonella infections in two Malaysian children. |
| title_short | Subdural collections due to non-typhi Salmonella infections in two Malaysian children. |
| title_sort | subdural collections due to non-typhi salmonella infections in two malaysian children. |
| topic | Salmonella infections - Malaysia Salmonella — Detection - Malaysia Infection in children - Malaysia |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16885/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16885/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16885/1/Subdural%20collections%20due%20to%20non.pdf |