Extraintestinal Salmonellosis in the Immunocompromised: An Unusual Case of Pyomyositis

Table 1

Initial blood test results.

(a)

Test	Results	Unit	Reference interval
White blood cell	7	×10^9/L	3.40–9.60
Red blood cells	3.06	×10^12/L	3.70–9.60
Haemoglobin	10.9	g/dL	10.9–15.1
Mean cell volume	105.6	fL	80.0–95.0
Mean corpuscular haemoglobin	35.6	pg	27.0–33.0
Mean corpuscular haemoglobin Concentration	33.7	g/dL	32.0–36.0
Haematocrit	32.3	%	32.7–44.4
Platelets	941	×10^9/L	132–372
Mean platelet volume	11.7	fL	8.7–12.2
Red cell distribution width	17.8	%	11.4–14.8
Sodium	135	mmol/L	135–145
Potassium	4.0	mmol/L	3.5–5.0
Chloride	99	mmol/L	95–110
Carbon dioxide	23	mmol/L	22–31
Creatinine	113	umol/L	50–90
Urea	7.3	mmol/L	2.0–6.5
Glucose	8.6	mmol/L	4.0–7.8
Albumin	38	g/L	38–48
Bilirubin, total	2	umol/L	5–30
Bilirubin, conjugated	1	umol/L	0–5
Aspartate aminotransferase	40	U/L	10–50
Alanine aminotransferase	35	U/L	10–70
Alkaline phosphatase	99	U/L	40–130
Lactate dehydrogenase	693	U/L	250–580
Calcium, total	2.30	mmol/L	2.15–2.55
C-reactive protein	125	mg/L	0–10

(b)

Blood culture	Drugs	Susceptibility	MIC
Blood culture grew Salmonella Group C	Ampicillin	Sensitive	≤2 mg/L
	Ceftriaxone	Sensitive
	Ciprofloxacin	Resistant	0.500 mg/L
	Cotrimoxazole	Sensitive	40.00 mg/L

(c)

Stool culture	Drugs	Susceptibility	MIC
Stool culture grew Salmonella Group C	Ampicillin	Sensitive	≤2 mg/L
	Ceftriaxone	Sensitive
	Ciprofloxacin	Resistant	0.380 mg/L
	Cotrimoxazole	Sensitive	≤20 mg/L

(d)

Stool culture	Drugs	Susceptibility	MIC
Stool culture grew Salmonella Group B	Ampicillin	Resistant	≥32 mg/L
	Ceftriaxone	Resistant	>256.000
	Ciprofloxacin	Sensitive	0.008
	Cotrimoxazole	Sensitive	≤20 mg/L
	Azithromycin	sensitive	4.000