Table 3.

Characteristics and Management of Pediatric Patients with Salmonella Renal Abscesses.

Study	Age (years)/sex	Past medical history	Important labs	Salmonella serotype	Sensitivity	Source of isolate(s)	Abscess size (cm)	Antibiotic therapy	Invasive intervention	Outcome
Rus and Kersnik Levart 10	14/male	None	CRP (30 mg/L). ESR (74 mm/h). WBC (15.8 × 109/L). Blood urea nitrogen (44.9 mmol/L). Serum creatinine (425 µmol/L)	S. Enteritidis	[S] ampicillin, ceftriaxone, co-trimoxazole, ciprofloxacin	Urine culture	First scan – size not stated but imaging showed multiple renal abscesses. Second scan (during relapse) – multiple renal abscesses seen (largest 3.3 cm).	First course: Intravenous ceftriaxone for 12 days, followed by oral co-trimoxazole for 9 days. 2nd course: Intravenous ceftriaxone for 4 weeks, followed by oral ciprofloxacin for 2 weeks.	No	Initially cured but had relapse 13 days after initial treatment. Developed arterial hypertension after 6-month follow-up
Kaur et al 11	10/male	Congenital atrophy of left kidney	WBC (16.5 × 109/L). Blood urea (11.8 mmol/L). Serum creatinine (61.9 µmol/L)	S. Typhi	[S] ceftriaxone, cefoperazone-sulbactam, co-trimoxazole, [R] ciprofloxacin	Fluid culture	4.2 cm × 3.1 cm	Intravenous cefoperazone-sulbactam 1 g TDS for 4 days, followed by 7 days of oral cefixime 200 mg BD.	Aspiration	Cure
D’Cruz et al 18	17/male	None	WBC (3.6 ×109/L)	S. Paratyphi A	[S] ceftriaxone, cefoperazone-sulbactam, ofloxacin, amikacin, gentamicin	Fluid culture	2.5 × 2.6 cm	Amikacin and ofloxacin for 2 weeks, followed by 2 weeks of ofloxacin monotherapy	Aspiration	Cure
Our case	10/female	Nil	CRP (62.5 mg/L). ESR (74 mm/h). WBC (18.23 × 109/L). Blood urea (3.1 mmol/L). Serum creatinine (23 µmol/L)	Group C Salmonella (Salmonella serovar Oranienburg)	[S] ampicillin, ceftriaxone, co-trimoxazole	Fluid culture	4.2 × 4.0 × 3.1 cm	Intravenous ceftriaxone 100 mg/kg/day for 2 weeks, followed by 4 weeks of oral co-trimoxazole (8 mg/kg/day of trimethoprim twice daily)	Drainage	Cure

[S], sensitive; [R], resistant.