Salmonella renal abscess in an immunocompetent child: case report and literature review

• Main Authors: Poh, Cedric Wei Ming, Seah, Valerie Xue Fen, Chong, Chia Yin, Ganesan, Indra, Maiwald, Matthias, Nadua, Karen, Kam, Kai-Qian, Tan, Natalie Woon Hui
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Renal; Abscess
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160850
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We describe a case of a 10-year-old immunocompetent girl with a left renal abscess due to Group C Salmonella (Salmonella serovar Oranienburg). Percutaneous drainage of the abscess was done. She also received 2 weeks of intravenous ceftriaxone, followed by 4 weeks of oral co-trimoxazole with resoluti...