A comprehensive review of disseminated Salmonella arizona infection with an illustrative case presentation

• Published in: Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Vol. 98; no. 11; pp. 1123 - 1129
• Main Authors: HOAG, Jeffrey B, SESSLER, Curtis N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01-11-2005; Southern Medical Association
• Subjects: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen; Biological and medical sciences; Female; General aspects; HIV Infections - diagnosis; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pericarditis - diagnosis; Pericarditis - microbiology; Risk Factors; Salmonella arizonae; Salmonella Infections - diagnosis; Salmonella Infections - drug therapy; Salmonella Infections - immunology; Salmonella Infections - transmission; United States; North America; Arizona; America; Infection; Medicine; Bacteriosis; Salmonellosis; Review; Disseminated; Bibliographic review
• ISSN: 0038-4348; 1541-8243
• DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000177346.07719.00

Salmonella arizona is known to cause infection in reptiles and other animals. Disseminated human infection is rare, except in the setting of a deficient immune system. The following is a unique account of disseminated infection including pericardial involvement. Unusual features include nonreptile vector transmission and eastern seaboard (rather than southwestern) locale. A comprehensive literature review of disseminated S arizona infections is presented describing the types of infection, sources of exposure, underlying conditions, locale, treatments, and outcomes.