title: Recurrent meningitis due to Salmonella enteritidis: a case report from Kashmir India.
abstract: Recurrent bacterial meningitis in children is potentially life-threatening and induces psychological trauma to the patients through repeated hospitalization. Here we report a case of recurrent meningitis in a one month old baby. The CSF and blood culture grew Salmonella enteritidis. Injection ciprofloxacin and ceftriaxone were given for 3 weeks. Baby became symptomatically better and was afebrile at discharge. Twenty eight days after discharge baby got readmitted with complaints of fever and refusal of feeds. Blood and CSF culture again showed growth of Salmonella enteritidis. Physicians should be educated about the possibility of recurrence which may occur days or even weeks after apparent successful antibiotic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, India.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Fomda
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Charoo
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Reyaz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maroof
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Naik
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D002443:Ceftriaxone