Salmonella diskitis in a 2-year old immunocompetent child.
Spine infections are uncommon in paediatrics and are generally caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Salmonella spp. are a rare cause of spine infections, usually affecting children with sickle-cell anaemia. We present a case of group C1 Salmonella diskitis in a previously healty 2-y-old child, and review the relevant literature.
Barkai
Galia
G
Paediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel. bgalia@bgu.ac.il
Leibovitz
Eugene
E
Smolnikov
Alexander
A
Tal
Asher
A
Cohen
Eugen
E
D002675:Child, Preschool; D015299:Discitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*