Patients at increased risk for nontyphoidal Salmonella bacteremia or associated complications

Patients at increased risk for nontyphoidal Salmonella bacteremia or associated complications

Age <12 months or >50 years of age

Immunocompromised patients in the following categories:

Patients with HIV infection, especially if poorly controlled
Organ transplant recipients
Patients receiving corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive agents
Patients with cancer or lymphoproliferative disease with current or recent chemotherapy
Patients with sickle cell disease or other hemoglobinopathies
Patients with disorders of the reticuloendothelial system, including cirrhosis and chronic granulomatous disease
Children with severe malarial anemia and malnutrition
Patients with atherosclerosis or prosthetic heart valves

HIV: human immunodeficiency virus.

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