Detection of localized Salmonella infection by gallium-67 citrate scan.
Fifteen cases (9 males, 6 females, ages: 18-73 y/o) of salmonella bacteremia were referred for a Gallium-67 citrate (Ga-67) scan to detect the focal site(s) of salmonella infection. Among them, 8 were finally proved to have focal infection(s). Their underlying diseases were systemic lupus erythematous (SLE, 4 cases), malignancies (2 cases), immunocompromise (1 case) and unknown disease (1 case). The focal infections detected were septic arthritis in 6, soft tissue abscesses in 4 and lung abscesses in 2. This report suggests that Ga-67 scan is of great value in detection of localized salmonella infection.
Kao
C H
CH
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Wang
S J
SJ
Liao
S Q
SQ
Hsu
C Y
CY
Lin
W Y
WY
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D002951:Citrates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019343:Citric Acid