Salmonella choleraesuis bacteremia associated with The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

ABSTRACT

Multiple opportunistic infections are characteristic of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). An emerging problem with salmonella infection among patients with AIDS is increasing. We report here 3 patients with AIDS who presented with fever and were found to be bacteremia due to serotypes of Salmonella choleraesuis. As this serotype rarely occurs in normal hosts in Thialand, finding the infection in patients with AIDS indicate that these patients are at high risk. It suggests that AIDS patients with prolonged febrile illness should be investigated for salmonella infection.