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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2010; 05(01): 103-106
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2010-0215
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Unusual clinical presentation of bone and joint infections caused by Salmonella typhi

Varsha Gupta
a   Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India
,
Jaspal Kaur
a   Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India
,
Ravi Gupta
b   Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India
,
Parmanand Gupta
b   Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India
,
Jagdish Chander
a   Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India
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30 July 2008

09 April 2009

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28 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Salmonella osteomyelitis usually develops in immunocompromised patients, mostly in the ones with sickle cell disease. Two cases of bone and joint infections due to Salmonella typhi in Bone marrow aspiration cytology stained by Wright stain demonstrated presence otherwise healthy children are being reported to highlight the unusual presentation of this organism. Salmonella etiology was not suspected and diagnosis was made only after culture isolation. Both were treated successfully with antibiotics.

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Bone and joint infections - children - Salmonella typhi