title: Salmonella typhimurium meningitis in infancy.
abstract: We report a case of meningitis due to Salmonella typhimurium in a four-month-old female infant. The child was brought to the pediatric emergency department with complaints of fever, cold, and generalized convulsion. On examination, the child was febrile and was having seizures. The anterior fontanelle was not bulging. Lumbar puncture was done and Salmonella typhimurium was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid. Initially the infant improved clinically with appropriate management, but had a fatal outcome due to nosocomial pneumonia.
authors: Department of Microbiology, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors: Ranjeeta
authors: R
authors: Adhikary
authors: Department of Microbiology, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors: Sangeeta
authors: S
authors: Joshi
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors: Meera
authors: M
authors: Ramakrishnan
keywords: Infant; Salmonella typhimurium; meningitis