Isolation of salmonella from unusual sites in the body

During the period 1971-1982, 57 salmonella strains other than S. typhi and S. paratyphi were isolated from sites other than stools and blood. Cerebrospinal fluid was the commonest specimen followed by urine and pus. The commonest serotypes of the 22 encountered were S. typhimurium and S. enteritidis. Twenty-four of the 57 patients were children under one year of age. These findings highlight the need to remember the unusual manifestation of salmonellosis in differential diagnoses.