Salmonella infection after surgery of small intestine foreign bodies.
OBJECTIVE
To report the first case of Salmonella enterica serotype choleraesuis infection after surgery for small intestine foreign bodies.


METHODS
A 52-year-old woman presented to our hospital with the chief complaint of left abdominal pain for 1 day. The plain kidney-ureter-bladder film and abdominal computed tomography scan showed foreign bodies in the peritoneum. Metallic foreign bodies in the jejunum were found during surgery. Following surgery, the patient developed fever, and blood culture yielded Salmonella enterica serotype choleraesuis. The patient recovered smoothly after antibiotic therapy.


CONCLUSIONS
Salmonella enterica serotype choleraesuis is a highly invasive serotype of nontyphodial Salmonella. In addition to gastroenteritis, bacteremia, or extraintestinal localized infections, physicians should know that it could complicate intestinal surgery.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Yan-Chau Shiang, Taiwan.
Jiun-Nong
JN
Lin
Chung-Hsu
CH
Lai
Chun-Kai
CK
Huang
Hsing-Chun
HC
Chung
Shiou-Haur
SH
Liang
Hsi-Hsun
HH
Lin
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013624:Taiwan; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents