title: Salmonella Typhimurium pneumonia in a patient with multiple myeloma.
abstract: Pneumonia due to non-typhoidal Salmonella is a rarely reported entity. A fatal case of Salmonella pneumonia is reported here where Salmonella Typhimurium was isolated from the endotracheal aspirate and blood culture.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India drsadiakhan83@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sadia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Clinical Additional Professor, Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: V Anil
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medical Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sidharthan
authors.affiliation: Clinical Additional Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Asmita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Junior Resident, Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Binita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Backer
authors.affiliation: Clinical Professor, Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Kavitha R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Dinesh
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: Salmonella Typhimurium; Salmonella pneumonia; non-typhoidal Salmonella infection