Title
Liver abscess due to Salmonella enteritidis in a returned traveler with hiv infection: Case report and review of the literature
Date Issued
01 January 2003
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Vidal J.E.
Marques da Silva P.R.
Schiavon Nogueira R.
Bonasser Filho F.
Erasmus Medical Centre
Publisher(s)
Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
Abstract
Bacteremia due to non-typhi Salmonella is more frequent in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, focal complications have been rarely described. We report a case of liver abscess due to Salmonella enteritidis in an HIV-infected patient who recently returned to Sao Paulo, Brazil, from a trip in the Caribbean. A good clinical and radiological response was seen with both percutaneous catheter drainage and antibiotic treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first culture proven case of non-typhi Salmonella liver abscess in an HIV-infected patient in Brazil.
Start page
115
End page
117
Volume
45
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Virología Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0038333347
PubMed ID
Source
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
ISSN of the container
00364665
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