2005, Number 6
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Med Int Mex 2005; 21 (6)
Meningitis due to Salmonella. A report of a case and literature review
Rodríguez OE, Ruvalcaba AJ, Kuri ER, Zapata ALE, Vázquez MA, Santiago PCB, Nellen HH, Halabe CJ
Language: Spanish
References: 5
Page: 495-497
PDF size: 96.25 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Meningitis is an infrequent complication of an infection due to Salmonella, occurring almost exclusively in infants, particularly, newborns. It is presented the case of a young patient with meningitis diagnosis.
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