Think before you drink: Fatal case of meningitis in an infant
| Autor: | T P Vigneshwaran, A R Mullai Baalaaji, S Ashok Kumar, Ashwath Duraiswamy |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 144-146 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2349-6592 2455-7099 80507662 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/JPCC.JPCC_30_20 |
| Popis: | Salmonella is a common cause of community-acquired gastrointestinal infection. Serious life-threatening infection such as meningitis is a rare occurrence. Both acute complications and long-term neurological sequelae can occur in infants with Salmonella meningitis, in whom mortality rates are high. Treatment with Ceftriaxone or Cefotaxime for 4 weeks or more is recommended for complete killing of the pathogen and to prevent relapse. We report a rare case of S. meningitis in a young infant, possibly acquired from the ingestion of unpasteurized cow milk. |
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