[Severe cases of Salmonella non typhi infections on sickle cell patients in Réunion Island]

Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2014 Dec;107(5):299-301. doi: 10.1007/s13149-014-0383-4. Epub 2014 Aug 26.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report two cases of septic shocks due to Salmonella non typhi infection on sickle cell patients admitted to an intensive care unit. Such patients should enforce food hygiene measures, especially under tropical settings, to avoid potentially deadly severe infections.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell / complications*
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell / epidemiology
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Cholecystitis / complications
  • Cholecystitis / surgery
  • Clostridium Infections / complications
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Comorbidity
  • Critical Care / methods
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / complications
  • Disease Susceptibility
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Male
  • Osteomyelitis / etiology
  • Postoperative Complications / microbiology
  • Reunion / epidemiology
  • Salmonella Food Poisoning / prevention & control
  • Salmonella Infections / complications*
  • Salmonella Infections / epidemiology
  • Salmonella Infections / microbiology
  • Salmonella Infections / prevention & control
  • Salmonella enteritidis / isolation & purification*
  • Salmonella typhimurium / isolation & purification*
  • Shock, Septic / epidemiology
  • Shock, Septic / etiology*
  • Shock, Septic / microbiology
  • Shock, Septic / therapy
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Young Adult
  • beta-Thalassemia / complications