Salmonella Meningitis: Occurrence in an Adult

• Salmonella meningitis is predominantly a disease of infants. An adult patient is described who had meningitis due to S typhimurium following a traumatic fracture of the first lumbar vertebra. A review of previous cases of Salmonella meningitis in adults revealed a predominance of infection due to...

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Published inArchives of neurology (Chicago) Vol. 36; no. 9; pp. 578 - 580
Main Authors Kauffman, Carol A, Hilaire, R. James St
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Medical Association 01.09.1979
Subjects
Fractures, Bone - complications
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae - injuries
Male
Meningitis - diagnosis
Meningitis - etiology
Middle Aged
Salmonella Infections - diagnosis
Salmonella typhimurium
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Summary:• Salmonella meningitis is predominantly a disease of infants. An adult patient is described who had meningitis due to S typhimurium following a traumatic fracture of the first lumbar vertebra. A review of previous cases of Salmonella meningitis in adults revealed a predominance of infection due to S typhi prior to 1940 with a variety of other serotypes isolated since then. Only one of nine patients survived prior to the antibiotic era, but three of five patients with Salmonella meningitis since 1940 have survived.
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ISSN:0003-9942
1538-3687
DOI:10.1001/archneur.1979.00500450072015