A Case of Salmonella Enteritis Infection in the Lumbar Spine

This article reports a case of Salmonella enteritis infection in the lumbar spine. Salmonella enteritis was quickly and accurately identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), serum agglutination assay, and next-generation sequencing technology (NGS). Reasonable treatment measures were adopted clinically, and the patient improved and was discharged. I hope that in the future, this case report can provide reference for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of Salmonella enteritis in special parts. Meanwhile, this case confirms that NGS has considerable application prospects in the rapid and accurate diagnosis of pathogens.