Meningitis caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Panama in Brazil: first case reported

Abstract Salmonella infections usually occur as gastroenteritis that is generally self-limited. However, some serotypes of Salmonella can cause severe extra-intestinal infections, such as bacteremia and meningitis. Here, we report the first Salmonella Panama case of meningitis in 4-month-old male ne...

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Main Authors: Maria Regina Pires Carneiro, Maria Iracema de Aguiar Patrício, Sona Jain, Dalia dos Prazeres Rodrigues, Sergio Eduardo Longo Fracalanzza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822018000200244&lng=en&tlng=en