Letters to the Editor Neonatal Salmonella Infection

With reference to the recent article (l), we would also like to share our experience of neonatal salmonella infection presenting as meningitis and brain abscess. A 1500 g baby girl was born at 37 weeks gestation to a primigravida by normal vaginal delivery. There was no history of birth asphyxia and no postnatal complications up to the 5th day. On the 5th day, the baby was noted to be ill and irritable. Blood count showed 60 % polymorphs and a leucocyte count of 12,600/cu mm. Serum CRP was positive. Blood culture, however, was negative. The initial CSF study showed 500 cells/cu mm, predominantly polymorphs, protein 12