Rare infections are just an airplane trip away: Salmonella typhi meningitis in a recent immigrant to the United States

Ia Zagvazdina; Yuri Zagvazdin; George E. Willis; Jesus H. Gonzalez; Wendy Lesser; Gordon M. Dickinson

doi:10.1097/00000441-200510000-00009

Rare infections are just an airplane trip away: Salmonella typhi meningitis in a recent immigrant to the United States

Ia Zagvazdina, Yuri Zagvazdin, George E. Willis, Jesus H. Gonzalez, Wendy Lesser, Gordon M. Dickinson

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Abstract

We report a case of a 24-year-old immigrant from Bangladesh with Salmonella typhi meningitis, a rare disease in the United States, especially among adults. The common manifestations of meningitis such as neck rigidity and changes in mental status did not develop and Kernig sign was absent. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous ceftriaxone. This case demonstrates the importance of considering endemic infections in the country of origin when recent immigrants and returnees to the United States present with febrile illness.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	198-200
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of the Medical Sciences
Volume	330
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00000441-200510000-00009
State	Published - Oct 2005

Keywords

Adult
Meningitis
Salmonella typhi
USA

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Rare infections are just an airplane trip away : Salmonella typhi meningitis in a recent immigrant to the United States. / Zagvazdina, Ia; Zagvazdin, Yuri; Willis, George E.; Gonzalez, Jesus H.; Lesser, Wendy; Dickinson, Gordon M.

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