Salmonella meningitis. A report of 4 cases.
Four cases of salmonella meningitis occurring in young children from an area in which typhoid fever is endemic are described. The paucity of clinical signs and misleading initial lumbar puncture results in some cases are outlined, and the clinical picture, treatment and mortality are discussed.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012480:Salmonella Infections