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. 1987 May;63(739):373–375. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.63.739.373

Salmonella intracerebral and subdural abscess--report of two cases.

A K Mahapatra 1, R Bhatia 1
PMCID: PMC2428484  PMID: 2890153

Abstract

Two cases of the rarely encountered Salmonella typhi subdural empyema are reported. The first was in an 11 month old infant and the second in a 25 year old adult. Neither of them suffered from typhoid fever. The causative organism was not suspected until the culture report was obtained. Both patients responded satisfactorily to therapy.

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