A relapse of paratyphoid fever after treatment with ciprofloxacin in a child with congenital biliary atresia

I J Eltringham; N Thalange; D Irish; H Issler; A Teall

doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08929.x

A relapse of paratyphoid fever after treatment with ciprofloxacin in a child with congenital biliary atresia

Acta Paediatr. 1997 May;86(5):547-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08929.x.

Authors

I J Eltringham¹, N Thalange, D Irish, H Issler, A Teall

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, St George's Hospital, London, UK.

PMID: 9183498
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08929.x

Abstract

This report describes a relapse of Salmonella paratyphi B infection in a child with biliary atresia, following 2 weeks of treatment with ciprofloxacin. The recrudescence was complicated by the development of osteomyelitis and was treated with chloramphenicol, trimethoprim, ceftriaxone and ampicillin in succession.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use*
Biliary Atresia / complications*
Biliary Atresia / surgery
Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use*
Humans
Infant
Male
Osteomyelitis / complications
Paratyphoid Fever / complications*
Paratyphoid Fever / drug therapy*
Recurrence

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents
Ciprofloxacin