title: Meningitis caused by Salmonella panama in infants.
abstract: Salmonella panama is group-D nontyphi salmonella strongly associated with invasive infection, including meningitis. So far, no case of S. panama meningitis has been reported from the United States, and none has ever been reported in babies >3.5 months of age. To the best of our knowledge, we are reporting the first such case in English-language literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA. schoudhury@mmc.edu
authors.forename: Shahana A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Berthaud
authors.forename: Jörn-Hendrik
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Weitkamp
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone