Recurrent Salmonella Bacteremia in Interleukin-12 Receptor Beta 1 Deficiency

Date
2006Author
Ozen, Metehan
Ceyhan, Mehmet
Sanal, Ozden
Bayraktar, Mehmet
Mesci, Luetfiye
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Interleukin-12 receptor beta 1 (IL12RB1) deficiency causes vulnerability to poorly virulent mycobacteria and nontyphoid Salmonella species. We describe a 2.5 year-old girl with IL12RB1 deficiency, caused by a homozygous; mutation in this gene, who presented with recurrent bacteremia caused by Salmonella spp.