title: Salmonella typhimurium in the hip: look before a SLE patient leaps.
abstract: Salmonellosis is a common infection in systemic lupus erythematosus patients. The present study reports on two such cases of Salmonella typhimurium septic arthritis among the 102 patients seen during a four-year period.
authors: Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kochi - 682041, Kerala, India. vanilkumar@aims.amrita.edu
authors: V Anil
authors: VA
authors: Kumar
authors: Sushma
authors: S
authors: Krishna
authors: Jai
authors: J
authors: Thilak
authors: Kavitha R
authors: KR
authors: Dinesh
authors: Shamsul
authors: S
authors: Karim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult