Report of neonatal meningitis due to Salmonella enterica serotype Agona and review of breast milk-associated neonatal Salmonella infections.
We present the first documented case of Salmonella enterica serotype Agona meningitis in a 6-day-old baby. S. enterica serotype Agona was isolated concurrently from infant cerebrospinal fluid and parental fecal samples, and Salmonella was isolated from breast milk. The role of breast milk in transmission of Salmonella enterica is discussed.
Cooke
Fiona J
FJ
Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QW, United Kingdom. fiona.cooke@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
Ginwalla
Sara
S
Hampton
Michael D
MD
Wain
John
J
Ross-Russell
Robert
R
Lever
Andrew
A
Farrington
Mark
M
D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000382:microbiology; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012703:Serotyping