AN UNUSUAL CASE OF SALMONELLA CHOLERAESUIS MENINGITIS: CURE FOLLOWING SURGICAL EXCISION OF AN INFECTED SUBARACHNOID CYST
Authors: J FITZGERALD, M J SNYDER, R T SINGLETON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Case Reports1 April 1959AN UNUSUAL CASE OF SALMONELLA CHOLERAESUIS MENINGITIS: CURE FOLLOWING SURGICAL EXCISION OF AN INFECTED SUBARACHNOID CYSTJOSEPH FITZGERALD, M.D., MERRILL J. SNYDER, Ph.D., ROBERT T. SINGLETON, M.D.JOSEPH FITZGERALD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MERRILL J. SNYDER, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT T. SINGLETON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-50-4-1045 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHuman infections caused by Salmonella choleraesuis are characterized by bacteremia with a tendency to localize and are regarded as serious disorders. Meningitis caused by Salmonella was attended by a mortality rate of approximately 80% prior to the advent of antibiotic treatment of diseases.1 In 1951, Beene and his associates reviewed the subject and summarized the clinical data of 87 patients.2 The case fatality rate was 82.7%. Six patients who succumbed from S. choleraesuis meningitis are reported by various authors.3-6The patient presented in this report developed meningitis following laminectomy performed to alleviate injuries sustained to the lower cervical region. The...Bibliography1. Henderson LL: Salmonella meningitis, Am. J. Dis. Child. 75: 351, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BeeneHansenFulton MLAEM: Salmonella meningitis, Am. J. Dis. Child. 82: 567, 1951. Google Scholar3. Neter ER: Salmonella choleraesuis meningitis. Report of a case and review of literature on salmonella meningitis, Arch. Int. Med. 73: 425-429, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Barnes M: Salmonella meningitis. Report of a case treated with streptomycin, Bull. Charlotte Mem. Hosp. 2: 44-47, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. Wengeler F: Drei Meningitisfalle bei Sauglingen durch Bakterium enteritidis gaertner typ Jena, Med. Klin. 36: 1217-1218 (Nov. 1) 1940. Google Scholar6. BoycottMcNee JJW: Human infection with American hog cholera bacillus: a third example in England, Lancet 2: 741-742, 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. ParkerFitzgeraldPerryWoodward RTJCHDTE: Treatment of typhoid carriers with penicillin and Benemid, J. Clin. Investigation 32: 593, 1953. Google Scholar8. WoodwardSmadelLeyGreenMankikar TEJEHLRDS: Preliminary report on the beneficial effect of Chloromycetin in the treatment of typhoid fever, Ann. Int. Med. 29: 131-134, 1948. LinkGoogle Scholar9. Marmion DE: Treatment of typhoid fever with chloramphenicol. Clinical study of 330 cases of enteric fever treated in Egypt, Tr. Roy. Soc. Trop. Med. and Hyg. 46: 619, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. Zimmerman LE: Treatment of salmonella infections with chloramphenicol and Terramycin, U. S. Armed Forces M. J. 3: 503-514, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. WuFournier WYJ: Notes on Salmonella choleraesuis-kunzendorf infection; report of case treated with Chloromycetin, Chinese M. J. 68: 193-196, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar12. NabarroWhiteDykeScott DBPSCWM: Two cases of human infection by the American hog-cholera bacillus, Lancet 2: 868-870, 1929. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. KuttnerZepp AGHD: Salmonella suipestifer infections in man; further observations, J. A. M. A. 101: 269-272, 1933. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Baltimore, Maryland*Received for publication September 4, 1957.From the Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.This study supported by a grant-in-aid from Parke, Davis & Company, Detroit, Michigan.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Joseph Fitzgerald, M.D., University Hospital, Baltimore 1, Maryland. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROTYPE CHOLERAESUIS, A RARE PATHOGEN – REPORT OF TWO CASESRecurrent salmonella meningitis in a compromised host 1 April 1959Volume 50, Issue 4Page: 1045-1050KeywordsAntibioticsAttentionBacteremiaChloramphenicolCholeraInfectious diseasesLaminectomyMeningitisSalmonellaSubarachnoid hemorrhage ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...