Meningitis Caused by Salmonella Newport in a Five-Year-Old Child
Joint Authors
De Malet, Ana
Ingerto, Sheila
Gañán, Israel
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-12-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Salmonella Newport is a Gram-negative bacillus belonging to the Enterobacteria family and the nontyphi Salmonella (NTS), usually related to gastroenteritis.
Main difference between NTS and Salmonella typhi is that the last one evolves to an invasive disease easier than NTS.
These can progress to bacteremias in around 5% of cases and secondary focuses can appear occasionally, as in meningitis.
An infection of the central nervous system is uncommon, considering its incidence in 0.6–8% of the cases; most of them are described in developing countries and mainly in childhood, especially neonates.
Bacterial meningitis by NTS mostly affects immunosuppressed people in Europe.
Prognosis is adverse, with a 50% mortality rate, mainly due to complications of infection: hydrocephalus, ventriculitis, abscesses, subdural empyema, or stroke.
Choice antibiotic treatments are cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, or ceftazidime.
The aim of this paper is to present a case of meningitis caused by Salmonella Newport diagnosed in a five-year-old girl living in a rural area of the province of Ourense (Spain), with favorable evolution and without neurological disorders.
American Psychological Association (APA)
De Malet, Ana& Ingerto, Sheila& Gañán, Israel. 2016. Meningitis Caused by Salmonella Newport in a Five-Year-Old Child. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100950
Modern Language Association (MLA)
De Malet, Ana…[et al.]. Meningitis Caused by Salmonella Newport in a Five-Year-Old Child. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100950
American Medical Association (AMA)
De Malet, Ana& Ingerto, Sheila& Gañán, Israel. Meningitis Caused by Salmonella Newport in a Five-Year-Old Child. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100950
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100950