Subdural empyema due to salmonella infection.
A case of a 6-month-old child with a Salmonella subdural empyema is reported. The causative organism was never suspected until the culture report was available. The child responded well to surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy.
Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
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Mahapatra
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage; D013354:Empyema, Subdural / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005490:Focal Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*