Yonsei Med J. 1991 Sep;32(3):275-278. English.
Published online Feb 20, 2002.
https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.1991.32.3.275
Published online Feb 20, 2002.
https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.1991.32.3.275
Copyright © 1991 The Yonsei University College of Medicine
Case Report
Salmonella enterica subspecies diarizonae bacteremia in an infant with enteritis: a case report
Yunsop Chong,
Oh Hun Kwon,
Samuel Y. Lee,
Ki Sup Chung
and Toshio Shimada
Abstract
The septicemia caused by the Arizona group organism is rare and usually observed in adults with underlying diseases. In Korea, Salmonella infection is common, but a report of Arizona infection is unknown. We isolated S. entercia subsp. diarizonae from blood of a 6-month-old infant. The serovar was determined as 28z10-, a rare one in America. The isolate was susceptible to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, cotrimoxazole and others. The patient rapidly recovered with ampicillin and gentamicin therapy. Clinical laboratories should consider that the infection exists in Korea and should attempt to isolate and identify Arizona organism in certain patients.
Keywords
S. enterica subsp. diarizonae; Arizona; bacteremia
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