Salmonella spondylitis

J Pediatr Orthop B. 1997 Jan;6(1):73-5. doi: 10.1097/01202412-199701000-00016.

Abstract

We report a case of salmonella spondylitis in an adolescent without sickle cell disease or any history of salmonella gastroenteritis. The infecting organism (cultured from material aspirated from the bone lesion) was Salmonella enterica serovar Newport. With nonoperative treatment, evolution was favorable.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Radiography
  • Salmonella Infections / drug therapy
  • Salmonella Infections / microbiology*
  • Salmonella enteritidis / isolation & purification*
  • Spondylitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Spondylitis / drug therapy
  • Spondylitis / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents