title: Sacroiliitis caused by Salmonella typhi: a case report.
abstract: Sacroiliitis caused by Salmonella typhi is rare. In India, unilateral sacroiliitis is usually caused by tuberculosis. We report a 22-year-old man who presented with a high-grade fever and positive blood culture for Salmonella typhi. The patient was treated with intravenous vancomycin and levofloxacin for 15 days and then oral levofloxacin for 6 weeks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. drbhavukgarg@gmail.com
authors.forename: Bhavuk
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Mohit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madan
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malhotra
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D064704:Levofloxacin; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D058566:Sacroiliitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D064704:Levofloxacin; D014640:Vancomycin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D015242:Ofloxacin