Salmonella bacteremia in renal transplant recipients.

Three cases of salmonella bacteremia in renal transplant recipients are reported. Two patients had prolonged salmonella infections with recurring bacteremia. The longest interval between bacteremic relapses was 15 years. 27 cases from the literature of salmonella bacteremia in renal transplant recipients are reviewed. The courses of salmonellosis in renal transplant recipients are more serious than in other non-compromised patients, being complicated by bacteremia in 70% of the cases. Renal transplant recipients have prolonged carrier states and frequent relapses or recurrences of salmonellosis. 45% of the salmonella bacteremias in renal transplant recipients are seen after a high dose methylprednisolone treatment for graft rejection episodes.