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Commentary: A rare case report of Salmonella infection: severe necrotizing pneumonia with empyema in an immunocompetent child

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  • Regina Célia de Souza Campos Fernandes

  • Enrique Medina-Acosta

  • May 4, 2026

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    A previously healthy four-year-old child developed severe necrotizing pneumonia with empyema due to invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella infection.

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    Non-typhoidal Salmonella typically causes self-limited gastrointestinal illness, making this pulmonary infection an unusual and severe presentation.

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    The presence of influenza A infection may have facilitated bacterial invasion, highlighting the role of viral infections in secondary bacterial pneumonia.

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    Severe infections may reveal underlying host vulnerabilities, particularly in immune mechanisms related to interleukin-12 and interferon-gamma.

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    Unusual infections can serve as diagnostic signals, prompting clinicians to reassess host-pathogen dynamics and consider broader diagnostic perspectives.

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Commentary: A rare case report of Salmonella infection: severe necrotizing pneumonia with empyema in an immunocompetent child

  • by Regina Célia de Souza Campos Fernandes, Enrique Medina-Acosta

  • May 4, 2026

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