Imipenem for treatment of relapsing Salmonella meningitis in a newborn infant

Koc E., Turkyilmaz C., Atalay Y., Sen E.

ACTA PAEDIATRICA JAPONICA, cilt.39, sa.5, ss.624-625, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 1997
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1997.tb03653.x
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA PAEDIATRICA JAPONICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.624-625
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: imipenem cilastatin, infant, meningitis, Salmonella
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Salmonella meningitis is a rare clinical entity that occurs mainly during early infancy. Treatment of Salmonella infections may be complicated by the bacteria's growing resistance to clinically important antimicrobial agents, especially third-generation cephalosporins. A report is presented of a newborn infant with Salmonella meningitis who relapsed after 4 weeks of cefotaxime treatment and was cured completely with imipenem cilastatin therapy.