Salmonella enterica subsp houtenae serogroup O:16 in a HIV positive patient: case report.
We described a case of salmonellosis in a 33-year old HIV-infected patient. The patient presented oral and esophageal candidiasis, intense epigastric and retrosternal pain. During the physical examination he was hypochloraemic, acyanotic, hypohydrated, anicteric and afebrile. Admittance laboratory tests indicated: red cells 3.6 millions/mm(3); hemoglobin, 10.1 g/dL; leukocyte count, 3,000/mm(3), with 1% of eosinophils, 14% of non-segmented and 53% of segmented neutrophils and 31% of lymphocytes. The blood culture was positive for Salmonella enterica subsp houtenae serogroup O:16. This is probably the first human report of bacteremia due to Salmonella enterica subsp houtenae in Brazil associated to HIV-infected patient.
Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Maria Cristina S
MC
Lourenço
Eliane Falavina M
EF
dos Reis
Rogério
R
Valls
Marise Dutra
MD
Asensi
Ernesto
E
Hofer
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin