NONTYPHOID SALMONELLA SUBDURAL EMPYEMA IN A PATIENT WITH AIDS

Authors
MUSSINI C TRENTI F MANICARDI G MONGIARDO N CODELUPPI M DANDREA L GUARALDI G SQUADRINI F DERIENZO B
Citation
C. Mussini et al., NONTYPHOID SALMONELLA SUBDURAL EMPYEMA IN A PATIENT WITH AIDS, Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 27(2), 1995, pp. 173-174
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
00365548
Volume
27
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
173 - 174
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5548(1995)27:2<173:NSSEIA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
In AIDS patients, non-typhoid salmonella metastatic abscesses in lung and brain due to bacteremia have ben described previously, Here we pre sent a case in which a group B Salmonella, serotype Copenhagen, caused right parietal subdural empyema, The etiologic diagnosis was based on culture of pus obtained from the lesion. The patient was treated for bacterial meningitis and made a good recovery. He is at present reason ably well and is taking ciprofloxacin as prophylaxis against salmonell a relapse.