AbstractThe salmonella group of bacteria, consisting of over 1,700 subtypes, causes widespread gastroenteric disease throughout the world, there being approximately 2,000,000 cases yearly in the United States alone. An uncommon but interesting complication is the hematogenous lodgment of organisms in other areas of the body with resultant localized abscess formation, often months or years later.Remote salmonellosis most often occurs in patients with underlying disease such as lupus, malignancy, diabetes, or anemia (especially sickle cell disease), or in association with factors that suppress host resistance including steroids and cancer chemotherapy. The most frequent sites of involvement are bone marrow, joints, meninges, pleura, and blood vessels (mycotic aneurysms), or in an area of “locus minoris resistentiae.” These latter include scars, hematomas, fracture sites, prosthetic devices, and neoplasms.Our experience would suggest that salmonella infections, remote both in location and in time from the original gastrointestinal episode, are perhaps more frequent today than is generally realized. This has led us to present our recent experience with a group of 13 patients suffering from this intriguing problem which frequently goes undiagnosed because it is often omitted from the list of diagnostic possibilities. Treatment consists of drainage of the localized abscess process combined with appropriate long‐term antibiotics.