High-dose Dexamethasone in a Child With Enteric Encephalopathy Caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi.

Alexandra M Laps, Cortney B Foster, Matthew B Laurens

The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2020 May

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Increased antimicrobial resistance to Salmonella species threatens successful treatment of typhoid and other infectious diseases. Consequently, rare complications arising from incompletely treated typhoid could increase in frequency. We describe a case of enteric encephalopathy caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and the utility of adjunct treatment with corticosteroids.

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Alexandra M Laps, Cortney B Foster, Matthew B Laurens. High-dose Dexamethasone in a Child With Enteric Encephalopathy Caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. The Pediatric infectious disease journal. 2020 May;39(5):e49-e51