First Ever Case of Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis by Salmonella Typhi in the Special Care Newborn Unit of a General Hospital

Salmonella typhi is a rare cause of sepsis in newborn with symptoms ranging from asymptomatic to life-threatening consequences. We present a case of early-onset neonatal sepsis caused by Salmonella typhi in a term newborn at Kurmitola General Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This was the first case of Salmonella typhi in this SCANU. This male newborn was admitted with perinatal asphyxia hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy stage 2 and early-onset neonatal sepsis. The diagnosis was made through blood culture. We treated the patient with Ceftazidime, Amikacin, and Phenobarbitone, to which he reacted well and was discharged with advice.