Salmonella enterica var. Enteritidis osteomyelitis with pulmonary involvement in an immunocompetent young woman

Abstract

Highlights Salmonella , osteomyelitis, and pulmonary involvement in immunocompetent person. Serotyping O antigen and TSI alar slant findings indicated non-typhoid Salmonella . Automated conventional methods mislead susceptibility of non-typhoid Salmonella .

Disseminated salmonellosis with bronchopneumonia in an infant: a case report

“…5 However, pulmonary involvement in cases of disseminated salmonellosis, including pneumonia, empyema and abscesses, is rare, making radiological findings imprecise. 9 Transmission of Salmonella occurs via the fecal-oral route through contaminated food and beverages, like water, vegetables, eggs, fruits and poultry meat, and involves factors such as hygiene, water quality and food handling. 10 Although the case under discussion does not have a dietary recall, it is possible that one of the transmission mechanisms above is involved in the development of morbidity.…”