Author:
Sundaresan Aarthi,Prabhala Srujana,Varaiya Ami Yeshwant,Walawalkar Avinash
Abstract
A 14-day-old female baby was admitted to the neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with complaints of fever for one week, along with reduced intake of feeds and weight loss. Routine investigations, blood culture, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) routine analysis, and CSF culture were performed. Both cultures grew non typhoidal Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain with contrast revealed leptomeningeal enhancement and basal exudates, both suggestive of meningitis, as well as ventriculitis and arachnoiditis. The baby was treated with intravenous Ceftriaxone and Meropenem. Follow-up CSF analysis showed improvement, and the cultures were sterile.
Publisher
JCDR Research and Publications
Subject
Clinical Biochemistry,General Medicine