A Fatal Case of Acute Gastroenteritis with Sepsis due to Salmonella enterica Serovar Kentucky in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Sumana Mahadevaiah Neelambike, Sowmya Govindanahalli Shivappa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2019-07-01
• Series: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
• Subjects: bacteraemia; fatal gastroenteritis; non typhoidal salmonella
• Online Access: https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/12997/41421_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(AG_OM)_PN(SL).pdf

Non Typhoidal Salmonella are the common agents causing bacterial food borne gastroenteritis. They are the leading cause of bacterial food borne disease outbreaks and human gastroenteritis in developed countries and also a worry to public health in developing countries. A fatal case of acute gastroenteritis with septic shock due to S. Kentucky bacteraemia in an immunocompetent patient is reported in this article. The S. Kentucky isolate in this case was susceptible to all classes of antibiotics in contrast to the multidrug resistance pattern observed globally. Awareness of various Non Typhoidal Salmonella causing human infections is of utmost importance, because delayed identification, serotyping and susceptibility testing may delay the administration of antibiotics leading to worsening outcomes. Hence identification of Salmonella to species and subspecies level is necessary.