Salmonella typhi meningitis.
Whereas typhoid fever is still an endemic disease in some parts of the world, meningeal involvement in this disease is a rare occurrence. We report a case of Salmonella typhi meningitis in a 70-year-old woman. The patient was treated with ampicillin and the only sequela was right-sided deafness.
Lecour
H
H
Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal.
Santos
L
L
Oliveira
M
M
Pereira
A
A
Simões
J
J
D000368:Aged; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000188:drug therapy
D000667:Ampicillin