title: Salmonella enterica pneumonia in a patient with lung cancer.
abstract: A case of life-threatening Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis pneumonia in a febrile patient with lung cancer is described. The organism was isolated from the sputum, the protected specimen brush material of bronchial secretions, and the stool. Despite the early administration of appropriate and adequate treatment, the patient died 7 days after the onset of the infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. georgsec@med.uoc.gr
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Samonis
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maraki
authors.forename: Charalambos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kouroussis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mavroudis
authors.forename: Vassilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Georgoulias
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology