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Overview :
A pediatric patient may be at increased risk for bacteremia
from a nontyphoid Salmonella if conditions are present.
Risk factors for nontyphoid Salmonella bacteremia in a
pediatric patient:
(1) age <= 3 months
(2) AIDS
(3) presence of a malignancy
(4) immunodeficiency or immunosuppressive therapy
(5) hemolytic anemia
(6) inflammatory bowel disease
A child with bacteremia due to a nontyphoid Salmonella
species is at increased risk for extraintestinal infections.
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