Author/Authors :
Durmaz, Süleyman Erciyes Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , Doğan, Suat Ali Erciyes Ün. - Tıp Fakültesi - Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , Kandemir, İdris Erciyes Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , Menkü, Ahmet Erciyes Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Beyin, Sinir ve Omurilik Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , Aygen, Bilgehan Erciyes Ün. - Tıp Fakültesi - Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , Perçin, Duygu Erciyes Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey
Abstract :
Salmonella infections are a public health problem in Turkey, as all over the world. Salmonella spp. can cause very different infections such as gastroenteritis, typhoid-paratyphoid fever, bacteremia, local metastatic infections and chronic carriage. Salmonella spondylodiscitis occurs rarely in the adult population. In this case report, we have presented a 66 years old female patient followed with the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and treated with prednisolone. The patient had a new diagnosis of Salmonella enteritidis and we aimed to discuss similar cases by the culture of lumbar empyema culture ampiciline, cefotaxime, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, ciprofloxacin was revealed the presence of resistant S.enteritidis. The patient has received ciprofloxacin 2x200 mg per day for 3 weeks as intravenous. And patient was discharged with advice of using ciprofloxacin as per oral long three months.
