Nontyphoidal salmonella bacteremia and pneumonia as the initial manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus infection in a four-year-old child.

This report describes the case of a 4-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected girl with Salmonella typhimurium bacteremia and pneumonia. The girl presented with a history of fever for 1 month and mild pulmonary symptoms. Subsequent studies revealed previously undiagnosed HIV disease.