Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi from a case of breast abscess.
Enteric fever is an acute systemic febrile infection caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi. Breast abscess due to S. typhi infection is a rare sequelae. We report here a classical case of Salmonella typhi infection in a rare clinical form of a breast abscess in a non-lactating immuno-compromised female.
Mahajan
Rakesh K
RK
Department of Microbiology, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi. mahajan_sk@rediffmail.com
Duggal
Shalini
S
Chande
Dinesh S
DS
Duggal
Nandini
N
Hans
Charoo
C
Chaudhry
Rama
R
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin