Pneumonia due to an unusual serotype of Salmonella.
Salmonella species is a rare cause of infection in the respiratory tract. Pleuropulmonary infection with these organisms are however associated with high mortality. We report a case where serotype Worthington was isolated from a patient of acute pneumonia.
Ghadage
D P
DP
Department of Microbiology, B.J. Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Pune.
Bal
A M
AM
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping