title: First Case of Lung Abscess due to Salmonella enterica Serovar Abony in an Immunocompetent Adult Patient.
abstract: In healthy individuals, nontyphoidal Salmonella species predominantly cause a self-limited form of gastroenteritis, while they infrequently invade or cause fatal disease. Extraintestinal manifestations of nontyphoidal Salmonella infections are not common and mainly occur among individuals with specific risk factors; among them, focal lung infection is a rare complication caused by nontyphoidal Salmonella strains typically occurring in immunocompromised patients with prior lung disease. We describe the first case of a localized lung abscess formation in an immunocompetent healthy female adult due to Salmonella enterica serovar Abony. The patient underwent lobectomy and was discharged after full clinical recovery. This case report highlights nontyphoidal Salmonellae infections as a potential causative agent of pleuropulmonary infections even in immunocompetent healthy adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, M. Asias 75, Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Vassiliki
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1951-8489
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pitiriga
authors.affiliation: Metropolitan Hospital, Ethnarchou Makariou 9 & El. Venizelou 1, N. Faliro, 18547 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dendrinos
authors.affiliation: Metropolitan Hospital, Ethnarchou Makariou 9 & El. Venizelou 1, N. Faliro, 18547 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Emanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nikitiadis
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, M. Asias 75, Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vrioni
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, M. Asias 75, Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanassios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsakris