Salmonella enteritidis brain abscess in a sickle cell disease patient: case report and review of the literature | Zendy

Sarin Kuruvath | Zendy; Shibani Basu | Zendy; Jayanthi Priyanganie Elwitigala | Zendy; Art Yaneza | Zendy; Simon Namnyak | Zendy; A. Robert Aspoas | Zendy

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Salmonella enteritidis brain abscess in a sickle cell disease patient: case report and review of the literature

Author(s) -

Sarin Kuruvath,

Shibani Basu,

Jayanthi Priyanganie Elwitigala,

Art Yaneza,

Simon Namnyak,

A. Robert Aspoas

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.02.004

Subject(s) - salmonella enteritidis , brain abscess , medicine , disease , salmonella , abscess , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , pathology , biology , bacteria , surgery , genetics

Focal intracranial abscesses due to Salmonella spp are rarely reported. They tend to occur in patients who are immunosuppressed and in those with other predisposing factors. We present herein the first reported case of Salmonella enteritidis brain abscess in a sickle cell disease (SCD) patient.

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