Salmonella typhimurium pulmonary infection in an immunocompetent patient.
Genzen JR, Towle DM, Kravetz JD, Campbell SM. Salmonella typhimurium pulmonary infection in an immunocompetent patient. Connecticut Medicine 2008, 72: 139-42. PMID: 18426179.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsImmunocompetent patientsRight upper lobePrimary care providersAbnormal chest radiographTwo-week historyProgression of symptomsSalmonella typhimurium infectionRadiologic improvementEsophageal dysmotilityPulmonary infectionSevere immunosuppressionAntibiotic therapySputum cultureUpper lobeChronic alcoholismSputum specimenChest radiographsTyphimurium infectionCare providersPatientsSalmonella infectionAreas of cavitationInfectionLarge consolidationDysmotility