title: A comprehensive review of disseminated Salmonella arizona infection with an illustrative case presentation.
abstract: Salmonella arizona is known to cause infection in reptiles and other animals. Disseminated human infection is rare, except in the setting of a deficient immune system. The following is a unique account of disseminated infection including pericardial involvement. Unusual features include nonreptile vector transmission and eastern seaboard (rather than southwestern) locale. A comprehensive literature review of disseminated S arizona infections is presented describing the types of infection, sources of exposure, underlying conditions, locale, treatments, and outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hoag
authors.forename: Curtis N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Sessler
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D012476:Salmonella arizonae