Five cases of non-typhoidal Salmonella endovascular infection

The incidence of human non‐typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) infection has increased in many countries. Endovascular infection is one of the most serious forms of extraintestinal infection. Five patients with NTS endovascular infection treated at Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, are presented he...

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Published in:Internal medicine journal 2004-11, Vol.34 (11), p.641-645
Main Authors: Drinković, D., Taylor, S. L., Lang, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Bacteremia - diagnosis
Bacteremia - drug therapy
Bacteremia - microbiology
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen
Biological and medical sciences
Ciprofloxacin - therapeutic use
endovascular infection
General aspects
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
non-typhoidal Salmonella
Salmonella
Salmonella enterica - isolation & purification
Salmonella Infections - diagnosis
Salmonella Infections - drug therapy
Salmonella Infections - microbiology
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:The incidence of human non‐typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) infection has increased in many countries. Endovascular infection is one of the most serious forms of extraintestinal infection. Five patients with NTS endovascular infection treated at Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, are presented here. All persons with NTS bacteraemia who are older than 50 years and have a risk of atherosclerosis should be evaluated for possible endovascular infection. (Intern Med J 2004; 34: 641−645)
ISSN:1444-0903
1445-5994
DOI:10.1111/j.1445-5994.2004.00701.x