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Bacteremia Due to Quinolone Resistant Salmonella enteritidis: A Case Report

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Nontyphoid Salmonella serotypes are pathogens usually transmitted by foods causing bacteraemia, gastroenteritis or focal infections. The incidence of bacteremia varies depending on the season, geographical conditions and host factors The elderly, chronic, and immunosuppressive diseases are risk factors for nontifoidal salmonella bacteremia. These diseases are malignancies, rheumatologic diseases, TNF blockage, transplantation, HIV infection and congenital immune defects. In cancer patients under chemotherapy or corticosteroids, these bacteria might cause more severe clinical diseases. In patients with normal immunity, 1-4% of Salmonella gastroenteritis is bacteremia. When the immune system is weakened, the incidence of Salmonella bacteremia increases. Bacteriemia can result in pancytopenia. Quinolones are widely used in the treatment of Salmonella infections. This study aimed to report a case of \nciprofloxacin-resistant Salmonella enteritidis bacteriemia in patient with prostate cancer.

Source: Flora the Journal of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.5578/flora.46483

Authors: Duygu MERT, Gül Ruhsar YILMAZ, Nirgül KILIÇASLAN, Arif HABİLOĞLU, Ali Hakan KAYA, Alparslan MERDİN, Mustafa ERTEK

Institutions: Ankara Onkoloji Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology

Subfield: Food Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2809100772

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