Urinary tract infection due to Salmonella stanleyville in an otherwise healthy child.
A healthy four-year-old boy developed a febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) due to Salmonella stanleyville. The UTI developed following an episode of enteritis due to the same organism. Salmonella UTI is uncommon and is reported more often in patients with a predisposing factor, such as immune deficiency or a structural abnormality, in the urinary tract. Salmonella stanleyville has not been previously reported as a cause of UTI.
Leung
Alexander K C
AK
The University of Calgary. aleung@ucalgary.ca
Kao
C Pion
CP
Robson
William Lane M
WL
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D012703:Serotyping; D013045:Species Specificity; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*