Table 1. Details of patients from Al Farwaniya hospital and Al Amiri hospital from whom Salmonella species were isolated from blood cultures.
| Isolate No. | Age | Gender | Nationality | Diagnosis | Salmonella species from blood | Diarrhea present | Isolation of Salmonella from sites other than blood |
Antibiotics given | Response to antibiotics | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1F | 41 | M | Indian | Abdominal pain | Livingston | No | No | Cefotaxime, Metronidazole | +ve | Discharged |
| 2F | 81 | M | Kuwaiti | Cerebrovascular accident | Unspeciated type 2641 | No | No | Ceftriaxone | Uncertain | Died |
| 3F | 38 | F | Kuwaiti | Diarrhea | Enteritidis | Yes | No | Cefotaxime | +ve | Discharged |
| 5F | 58 | M | Indian | Abdominal pain, fever, vomiting | Infantis | No | No | Piperacillin/ tazobactam | +ve | Discharged |
| 7F | 2.5 | M | Kuwaiti | Intestinal obstruction, diarrhea | Enteritidis | Yes | No | Ceftriaxone | Uncertain | Transferred to surgical unit |
| 9F | 5 | M | Saudi | Abdominal pain, sickle cell anemia | Typhimurium | No | No | Cefotaxime | +ve | Discharged |
| 10F | 27 | M | Indian | Pancytopenia | Enteritidis | No | No | Ceftriaxone | Uncertain | Transferred to Infect Dis Hospital for? HIV infection |
| 11F | <1 | F | Egyptian | Fever, bronchiolitis, diarrhea | Typhimurium | Yes | No | Cefotaxime, gentamicin | +ve | Discharged |
| 12 F | 72 | M | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, diarrhea, vomiting, fever | Enteritidis | Yes | No | Piperacillin/ tazobactam, metronidazole | +ve | Discharged |
| 13F | 30 | M | Filipino | Fever, diarrhea | Enteritidis | Yes | No | Cefotaxime, metronidazole | +ve | Discharged |
| 14F | 45 | M | Egyptian | Diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, fever | Livingston | No | No | Cefotaxime | +ve | Discharged |
| 15F | 65 | M | Pakistani | Diabetes mellitus, fever, jaundice | Livingston | No | No | Cefotaxime, clarithromycin | +ve | Discharged |
| 16F | 2 | F | Kuwaiti | Diarrhea | Minnesota | Yes | No | None, oral rehydration only | +ve | Discharged |
| 18F | 56 | M | Bangladeshi | Diabetes, eczema, diarrhea | Kentucky | Yes | No | Ciprofloxacin | +ve | Discharged |
| 19F | 54 | F | Iraqi | Diabetes, diarrhea | Typhimurium | Yes | No | Ciprofloxacin, metronidazole | +ve | Discharged |
| 46F | 73 | M | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, fever, vomiting, diarrhea | Typhimurium | Yes | No | Meropenem | +ve | Discharged |
| 47F | 76 | M | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus, colon cancer, acute kidney injury, loss of appetite | Bareilly | Yes | No | Ceftriaxone | +ve | Discharged |
| 48F | 47 | F | Kuwaiti | Sickle cell anemia, fever | Enteritidis | No | No | Ciprofloxacin | +ve | Discharged |
| 52F | 52 | M | Egyptian | Colon cancer, weight loss | Typhimurium | No | No | Ciprofloxacin, amoxicillin/ clavulanic acid | +ve | Discharged |
| 53F | 70 | F | Jordanian | Ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sinusitis | Enteritidis | No | No | Ceftriaxone | Uncertain | Transferred to neurosurgery for suspected brain abscess |
| 55F | 24 | F | Kuwaiti | Fever, vomiting, diarrhea | Braenderup | Yes | Stool | None, oral rehydration only | +ve | Discharged |
| 57F | 47 | F | Kuwaiti | Thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, upper respiratory infection, abdominal pain, chills | Poona | No | No | Ceftriaxone, azithromycin | +ve | Discharged |
| 58F | 46 | M | Indian | Fever, thrombocytopenia, diarrhea | Telaviv | Yes | Stool | Piperacillin/ tazobactam, metronidazole | Uncertain | Discharged against recommendation |
| 62F | 65 | M | Kuwaiti | Acute kidney injury, dehydration | Typhimurium | No | No | Meropenem, ceftriaxone | +ve | Discharged |
| 64F | 1 | M | Kuwaiti | Diarrhea, fever | Enteritidis | Yes | Stool | Cefotaxime | +ve | Discharged |
| 66F | 59 | M | Non- Kuwaiti* | Diabetes mellitus, end-stage renal disease, sepsis | Poona | No | No | No information | No information | No information |
| 68F | 1 | M | Non- Kuwaiti* | Diarrhea | Anatum | Yes | Stool | None, oral rehydration only | +ve | Discharged |
| 69F | 66 | M | Pakistani | Diabetes mellitus, cellulitis of thigh, diarrhea | Minnesota | Yes | Stool | Piperacillin/ tazobactam, cefotaxime, clindamycin | +ve | Discharged |
| 71F | 59 | M | Indian | Hyponatremia, ruptured aortic valve | Enteritidis | No | No | Cefotaxime | -ve | Died |
| 74F | 1 | M | Kuwaiti | Diarrhea | Uganda | Yes | No | None, oral rehydration only | +ve | Discharged |
| 21A | 79 | F | Kuwaiti | Chronic kidney disease, liver chirrosis | Typhimurium | Yes | No | Ciprofloxacin | -ve | Died |
| 22A | 75 | F | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus, thrombocytopenia, Darriers disease | Enteritidis | No | No | Ceftriaxone | +ve | Discharged |
| 23A | 62 | M | Syrian | Diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease | Enteritidis | Yes | Stool, urine | Ceftriaxone Metronidazole | +ve | Discharged |
| 24A | 54 | M | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus, Ormond's disease, periaertitis | Typhimurium | Yes | No | Ciprofloxacin Ceftriaxone | +ve | Discharged |
| 25A | 63 | M | Kuwaiti | Acquired hemophilia | ST516 | Yes | Stool | Ceftriaxone | +ve | Discharged |
| 26A | 70 | F | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus | Enteritidis | Yes | Stool | Ciprofloxacin | +ve | Discharged |
| 27A | 81 | M | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, liver cirrhosis | Enteritidis | Yes | Stool | Ceftriaxone, Meropenem | +ve | Discharged |
| 28A | 85 | M | Kuwaiti | Chronic kidney disease, ischemic heart disease, dyslipidemia | ST27 | Yes | Stool | Ceftriaxone | +ve | Discharged |
| 29A | 72 | M | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus | Typhimurium | Yes | Stool | Ceftriaxone | +ve | Discharged |
| 30A | 32 | F | Kuwaiti | Ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis | Enteritidis | No | No | Ceftriaxone Clindamycin | +ve | Discharged |
| 31A | 83 | M | Kuwaiti | Diarrhea | New type | Yes | No | Ceftriaxone | +ve | Discharged |
| 32A | 33 | F | Egyptian | Sickle cell anemia, hepatitis C virus infection | Enteritidis | Yes | Stool | No | Uncertain | Died within hours |
| 33A | 69 | M | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus | Enteritidis | Yes | Stool | Ciprofloxacin | +ve | Discharged |
| 34A | 65 | F | Kuwaiti | Chronic kidney disease | Typhimurium | No | No | Ceftriaxone | +ve | Discharged |
| 35A | 53 | M | Pakistani | Acute kidney injury | Agona | Yes | Stool | No | +ve | Discharged |
| 36A | 52 | M | Iranian | Chronic autoimmune skin disease, sepsis, acute kidney injury | Typhimuriam | Yes | Stool | Ciprofloxacin Meropenem Metronidazole | +ve | Discharged |
| 37A | 69 | M | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease | Anatum | Yes | Stool | Ciprofloxacin Meropenem | +ve | Discharged |
| 38A | 2 | M | Kuwaiti | Diarrhea | Enteritidis | Yes | Stool | Ceftriaxone | +ve | Discharged |
| 39A | 73 | M | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus, skin disease, acute renal injury, sepsis | Typhimurium | No | No | Ceftriaxone Clindamycin | +ve | Discharged |
| 40A | 54 | M | Indian | Diabetes mellitus, ulcerative colitis | Enteritidis | Yes | Stool | Ciprofloxacin | +ve | Discharged |
| 41A | 80 | F | Kuwaiti | Ischemic heart disease, toxic megacolon, dyslipidemia | Albany | Yes | Stool | Ceftriaxone | +ve | Discharged |
| 42A | 58 | F | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease | Typhimurium | Yes | Stool | Ceftriaxone | +ve | Discharged |
| 43A | 73 | M | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia | Newport | Yes | Stool | Ciprofloxacin | +ve | Discharged |
| 44A | 75 | M | Kuwaiti | Liver cirrhosis | Enteritidis | Yes | Stool | Ciprofloxacin Ceftriaxone | +ve | Discharged |
| 45A | 70 | M | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, fever | ST324/ST2606 | No | No | Ciprofloxacin | +ve | Discharged |
| 49A | 60 | F | Kuwaiti | Chronic kidney disease | Minnesota | Yes | Stool, urine | Ciprofloxacin Ceftriaxone | +ve | Discharged |
| 51A | 45 | M | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus, Addison's disease, asthma | Typhimurium | No | Stool, urine | Ceftriaxone Clarithromycin | +ve | Discharged |
| 59A | 36 | M | Kuwaiti | Endstage renal disease | Bareilly | Yes | Stool, urine | Ciprofloxacin | +ve | Discharged |
| 60A | 30 | M | Kuwaiti | Lupus nephritis | Enteritidis | Yes | Urine | Ciprofloxacin Metronidazole Amphotericin B | +ve | Discharged |
| 61A | 78 | F | Kuwaiti | Diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, pneumonia, vomiting | Give | No | No | Ciprofloxacin Cefotaxime | +ve | Discharged |
| 70A | 36 | F | Kuwaiti | Multiple sclerosis | Typhimurium | Yes | No | piperacillin/ Tazobactam | +ve | Discharged |
*Non-Kuwaiti, but nationality uncertain