Salmonella group B meningitis six weeks after hospitalization in a neonatal care unit

A disproportionately high number of Salmonella infections are in children younger than 1 year of age and are often complicated by bacteraemia or meningitis. A six-week-old girl was transferred to the paediatric ward with clinical signs of meningitis. Salmonella group B was isolated from cerebrospina...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hospital infection 2000-10, Vol.46 (2), p.160-161
Hauptverfasser:	Meessen, N.E.L., Jansen, N.J.G., Tjhie, H.T.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Cross Infection - cerebrospinal fluid Cross Infection - diagnosis Cross Infection - microbiology Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infection Control Intensive Care Units, Neonatal Male Meningitis, Bacterial - cerebrospinal fluid Meningitis, Bacterial - diagnosis Meningitis, Bacterial - microbiology Salmonella Salmonella - classification Salmonella Infections - cerebrospinal fluid Salmonella Infections - diagnosis Salmonella Infections - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	A disproportionately high number of Salmonella infections are in children younger than 1 year of age and are often complicated by bacteraemia or meningitis. A six-week-old girl was transferred to the paediatric ward with clinical signs of meningitis. Salmonella group B was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and cultures from blood and stools remained negative for Salmonella spp.
ISSN:	0195-6701 1532-2939
DOI:	10.1053/jhin.2000.0725