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SALMONELLA BREDENEY MENINGITIS

SALMONELLA BREDENEY MENINGITIS IT IS THE purpose of this paper to report two new cases of purulent meningitis in infancy due to Salmonella sp. (Type Bredeney). A review of the literature reveals that this organism has been implicated only once before as the etiologic agent in Salmonella meningitis. Both of our cases were encountered in a six-month period, and both patients recovered completely, with no neurologic sequelae, after use of chemotherapy and antibiotic agents. Case 1 represents the second youngest patient in recorded cases to have recovered from Salmonella meningitis.1 REPORT OF CASES Case 1.—A. L., a 19-day-old white boy, was admitted to the Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn on June 25, 1951, because of lethargy, anorexia, and fever. The child had been well until 36 hours prior to admission, at which time the mother noted that the baby had a "peculiar high-pitched cry." This was followed by marked anorexia and lethargy. Two http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American journal of diseases of children American Medical Association

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1952 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0096-8994
eISSN
1538-3628
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1952.02050040065008
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Abstract

IT IS THE purpose of this paper to report two new cases of purulent meningitis in infancy due to Salmonella sp. (Type Bredeney). A review of the literature reveals that this organism has been implicated only once before as the etiologic agent in Salmonella meningitis. Both of our cases were encountered in a six-month period, and both patients recovered completely, with no neurologic sequelae, after use of chemotherapy and antibiotic agents. Case 1 represents the second youngest patient in recorded cases to have recovered from Salmonella meningitis.1 REPORT OF CASES Case 1.—A. L., a 19-day-old white boy, was admitted to the Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn on June 25, 1951, because of lethargy, anorexia, and fever. The child had been well until 36 hours prior to admission, at which time the mother noted that the baby had a "peculiar high-pitched cry." This was followed by marked anorexia and lethargy. Two

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American journal of diseases of childrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: Oct 1, 1952

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