ABSTRACT
The incidence of non-typhoidal salmonellosis has markedly increased in the past decade. Localised infection develops in approximately 5-10% of persons with salmonella bacteraemia. In this report, a 4-year-old female child suffering from acute lymphoid leukaemia is presented with high grade intermittent fever. Pustular lesions were observed over the right side of the scalp. The scalp abscess was drained and pus was sent for culture and sensitivity. Culture grew Salmonella typhimurium. Blood culture also grew the same organism. She had an uneventful recovery after treatment.
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Abscess/microbiology , Salmonella Infections/diagnosis , Salmonella typhimurium , Scalp Dermatoses/microbiology , Abscess/epidemiology , Abscess/pathology , Child, Preschool , Comorbidity , Female , Humans , Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/epidemiology , Salmonella Infections/epidemiology , Salmonella Infections/pathology , Scalp Dermatoses/diagnosis , Scalp Dermatoses/epidemiology , Scalp Dermatoses/pathologyABSTRACT
Klebsiella pneumoniae has long been a prominent cause of nosocomial infections and outbreaks have been observed in the intensive care units and in high risk groups. We present here a brief report on an outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae which occurred in a neonatal intensive care unit in our teaching hospital. As neonates are at highest risk for acquisition of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing extended spectrum beta-lactamase, infection control policies and procedures should be strictly followed to prevent such outbreaks.
