SALMONELLA PARATYPHI-C OSTEOMYELITIS AND MENINGITIS - A NEW CASE IN AONE MONTH OLD INFANT

A case of Salmonella Paratyphi C osteomyelitis in a one-month old girl is reported. She was born at term from parents belonging to an Africa n ethnic group. She was hospitalized because of pain in her shoulder w ithout fever. The initial X-rays were normal, the C reactive protein l evel reached 116 mg/l, blood and cerebro-spinal fluid cultures were po sitive with Salmonella Parathyphi C. Cefotaxim was used, initially com bined with amikacin for 21 days. The X-rays showed destruction of the humeral head and reconstruction after 5 months. A strain of Salmonella Paratyphi C was detected in the mother's feces.