Meningitis caused by Salmonella panama in infants.
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.
Choudhury
Shahana A
SA
Department of Pediatrics, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA. schoudhury@mmc.edu
Berthaud
Vladimir
V
Weitkamp
Jörn-Hendrik
JH
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone