Nontyphoidal salmonella bacteremia and pneumonia as the initial manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus infection in a four-year-old child.
This report describes the case of a 4-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected girl with Salmonella typhimurium bacteremia and pneumonia. The girl presented with a history of fever for 1 month and mild pulmonary symptoms. Subsequent studies revealed previously undiagnosed HIV disease.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
Edward E
EE
Eaton
Joanna
J
Dobrozycski
Rosa
R
Loas
Dimitri
D
Laddis
Glenn J
GJ
Fennelly
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000302:isolation & purification*