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Salmonella typhimurium meningitis in infancy is very uncommon and does not respond to usual duration of empirical antibiotic therapy. A 5-mo-old infant presented with clinical picture of acute pyogenic meningitis and was treated with empirical antibiotic therapy for 14 d. But, 2 wk after the discharge, the child presented again with similar complaints. CSF culture had grown Salmonella typhimurium following which dual antibiotic therapy was given for 6 wk.
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RP managed the patient, collected the data and prepared the manuscript; PCV and PDS supervised management; PCV critically reviewed the manuscript; PR helped in diagnosis and management. PCV will act as guarantor for this paper.
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Anne, R.P., Vaidya, P.C., Ray, P. et al. Salmonella typhimurium Meningitis in an Infant Presenting with Recurrent Meningitis. Indian J Pediatr 85, 560–562 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-017-2562-3
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