Encephalopathy associated with Salmonella enteritidis infection.
A 15-year-old boy who presented with a short history of a diarrhoeal illness associated with encephalopathic features is described. Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 was cultured from his stool. Although encephalopathy in the absence of CNS infection or electrolyte disturbance is well described in enteric fever, it is very rare in infections with non-typhoidal Salmonella serotypes and has not previously been described in association with S. enteritidis infection.
Martin
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Department of Child Health, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, England.
Sharland
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Davies
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D000293:Adolescent; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification
D002939:Ciprofloxacin