Nosocomial outbreak of neonatal Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis meningitis in a rural hospital in northern Tanzania

Table 1 Characteristics of neonates with meningitis (n = 5) and sepsis (n = 2) caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis at Haydom Lutheran Hospital, Northern Tanzania, in July and August 2000

Patient characteristic	Pat. 1	Pat. 2	Pat. 3	Pat. 4	Pat. 5	Pat. 6	Pat. 7
Sex	F	F	M	F	F	F	M
Mode of delivery	SVD	SVD	Sectio	SVD	SVD	SVD	SVD
Age at onset	8 d	7 d	8 d	15 d	24 d	14 d	13 d
Age at discharge (*death)	20 d	21 d	32 d*	21 d*	29 d*	28 d*	17 d*
Birth weight	2350 g	4000 g	3300 g	2620 g	3600 g	ND	2800 g
Fever	+	-	+	+	+	+	-
Neck stiffness	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fits	-	-	-	+	+	+	+
Bulging fontanel	-	-	-	+	+	-	-
S. Enteritidis in blood culture	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
S. Enteritidis in CSF culture	ND	-	ND	+	+	+	+
CSF WBC	ND	10/μL	Pus	Pus	>3000/μL	ND	32/μL
Clinical diagnosis
- Meningitis	-	-	+	+	+	+	+
- Septicemia	+	+	+	-	-	+	+
- Malaria	+	+	-	-	+	-	-
Outcome	Alive	Alive	Death	Death	Death	Death	Death

Pat. = Patient, F = Female, M = Male, SVD = Spontaneous vaginal delivery, d = Days, "+" = Present, "-" = Absent, CSF = Cerebrospinal fluid, ND = No data, WBC = White blood cells

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