A patient with sickle cell anemia is most likely to have repeated septicemias and possible osteomyelitis with which agent?

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Sickle cell anemia patients have problems with septicemias with encapsulated organisms, such as pneumococcus and Klebsiella. Of those listed, Salmonella enteritidis has a prominent capsule and it is noted for causing repeated infections in sickle cell carriers. Staphylococcus aureus (often unencapsulated but sometimes with a microcapsule) is also a cause of osteomyelitis but is much less common as a causative agent of osteomyelitis in SCD than Salmonella.

A Patient with Sickle Cell Anemia Is Most Likely to Have