Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2025; 92(5):288-291 | DOI: 10.55095/achot2025/032

Septic Arthritis of the Right Elbow Joint in an Infant – Caused by Salmonella enterica Subspecies IV. (houtenae)

PAVEL SADOVSKÝ ml.1, GABRIELA HELEŠICOVÁ2
1 Ortopedické oddělení Nemocnice České Budějovice, a. s.
2 Dětské oddělení Nemocnice České Budějovice, a. s.

Case report of an eight-month-old infant with infection of the right elbow joint caused by a rare subspecies of Salmonella enterica IV. houtenae, typical of cold-blooded vertebrates.

Keywords: salmonellosis, infant septic arthritis, extraintestinal manifestations, Salmonella enterica, subspecies IV. (houtenae), joint effusion, antibiotic therapy.

Received: February 21, 2025; Revised: February 21, 2025; Accepted: July 9, 2025; Published: December 1, 2025  Show citation

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SADOVSKÝ P, HELEŠICOVÁ G. Septic Arthritis of the Right Elbow Joint in an Infant – Caused by Salmonella enterica Subspecies IV. (houtenae). Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2025;92(5):288-291. doi: 10.55095/achot2025/032.
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