Salmonella typhimurium—A threat for a newborn

Copyright © 2013 Iwona Maroszyńska et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Li-cense, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The most common clinical manifestation of gram negative Salmonella typhimurium infection is gastro-enteritis. In Poland extraintestinal infections occur in about 0.4 % of cases of reported salmonellosis. Poor personal hygiene practices of parents are the most common cause of Salmonella spp. infections in the neonatal period. The neonatal salmonellosis is sig-nificantly more frequently reported in endemic areas such as Central Africa or India, than in Poland. The authors present a case of a newborn with Salmonella typhimurium sepsis, who was treated in the Depart-ment of Intensive Care and Congenital Malforma-tions of the Neonates and Infants, Polish Mother’