title: Salmonella meningitis in adults infected with HIV: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of Salmonella infantis meningitis in a patient infected with HIV who was successfully treated with 4 weeks of therapy and has had no relapses after 12 months of follow-up. Only 10 episodes of Salmonella species meningitis in patients infected with HIV are reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA. mkleona@emory.edu
authors.forename: Michael K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: Jonathan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Murrow
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jurado
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gaynes
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D002443:Ceftriaxone