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. 1992 Jan;45(1):34-6.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.45.1.34.

Salmonella bacteraemia in England and Wales, 1981-1990

E J Threlfall  1 , M L Hall, B Rowe
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Salmonella bacteraemia in England and Wales, 1981-1990

E J Threlfall et al. J Clin Pathol. 1992 Jan.

Abstract

Aims: To report the incidence of nontyphoidal salmonellas in England and Wales and identified in the Division of Enteric Pathogens, London between 1981 and 1990.

Methods: Strains were serotyped and phage typed for Salmonella typhimurium, S enteritidis, and S virchow, using established methods.

Results: Overall, less than 2% of nontyphoidal salmonellas isolated from humans were from blood culture. The highest numbers of bloodstream isolates were from infections caused by S enteritidis and S typhimurium, but the highest incidence of septicaemias was attributable to infections with S cholerae-suis, S dublin, and S virchow. 2.2% of S typhimurium isolates phage type 204C were from blood culture; likewise, 5.5% of S virchow phage type 19. This could be a cause for concern as most isolates of both these phage types are multiresistant to antimicrobial drugs.

Conclusions: Salmonella septicaemia is rare in England and Wales in other than a few serotypes of limited epidemiological importance.

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