title: Salmonella spinal infection: a rare case in a patient with advanced AIDS.
abstract: We present an unusual case of nontyphoidal Salmonella causing an epidural abscess and vertebral osteomyelitis in a severely immunocompromised patient with AIDS as well as a review of the literature. Salmonella vertebral osteomyelitis is exceptionally rare, and this is the first case report in a patient with AIDS.
authors: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA. samuel.berngard@ucdenver.edu
authors: Samuel Clark
authors: SC
authors: Berngard
authors: Marshall
authors: M
authors: Miller
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015242:Ofloxacin
keywords: AIDS; HIV; Salmonella; epidural abscess; spinal infection; vertebral osteomyelitis