An Unusual Cause of Lung Abscess
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| ID: sea-221830
ABSTRACT
A 75-year-old male, with multiple co-morbidities including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, type II diabetes mellitus and bronchogenic carcinoma, presented with lung abscess, and was detected to have Salmonella entericaserovar Anatum, non-typhoid Salmonella (NTS) infection. Treatment with appropriate antibiotics and source control by image-guided drainage showed rapid clinical improvement. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of lung abscess caused by Salmonella enterica species serovar Anatum.
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2022
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