title: Fatal fulminant Salmonella infantis meningitis with septicemia.
abstract: We report a case of Salmonella meningitis due to Salmonella serotype infantis. The organism was isolated from the blood and CSF of a ten month old baby. The baby died due to fulminant meningitis with septicemia. This case has been reported for its rarity.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Microbiology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. raju_boppe@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Appalaraju
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parvathi
authors.forename: M A M
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vijayalakshmi
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications*