Invasive Salmonellosis by the Very Rare Salmonella choleraesuis in a Returning Traveler on a Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Inhibitor

Table 1

Summary of clinical features of patients with recurrent S. choleraesuis infections. [7] Copyright © 2006 Cambridge University Press. Reprinted with the permission of Cambridge University Press.

Patient number	Age/sex	Underlying medical condition	Initial diagnosis	Disease recurrence (source of positive culture)	Interval between first presentation and second presentation
1	26/M	Bilateral femoral head avascular necrosis s/p total hip replacement	Osteomyelitis	Osteomyelitis (drain wound)	4 months
2	69/M	Diabetes mellitus, hepatocellular CA	Primary S. choleraesuis bacteremia	Mycotic aneurysm (blood, tissue)	3 years
3	71/M	Hypertension, bladder transitional cell CA, ESRD undergoing hemodialysis	Mycotic aneurysm	Mycotic aneurysm (blood)	2 months
4	50/M	Hypertension, aortic regurgitation s/p mechanical valve	Mycotic aneurysm	Mycotic aneurysm (blood)	6 months
5	48/F	Nil	Osteomyelitis	Osteomyelitis, enterocolitis (blood, stool)	5 months
6	65/M	Hepatitis B virus infection-related liver cirrhosis	Primary S. choleraesuis bacteremia	Spontaneous bacteria peritonitis (blood, ascites)	6 months