Transient, asymptomatic colonization of newborn, Ethiopian infants by salmonella

We performed faecal cultures from 71 Addis Ababa infants. Salmonella spp. were found in 12 of 61 hospitalised infants. None had diarrhoea. Colonisation was most common (8/21) during the second week of life. There was no correlation to mode of delivery, breast feeding, type of ward or antibiotic trea...

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Published in:Infection 1994, Vol.22 (1), p.49-50
Main Authors: BENNET, R, ERIKSSON, M, NORD, C. E, TAFARI, N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen
Biological and medical sciences
Ethiopia
Feces - microbiology
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Salmonella
Salmonella - isolation & purification
Tropical medicine
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Summary:We performed faecal cultures from 71 Addis Ababa infants. Salmonella spp. were found in 12 of 61 hospitalised infants. None had diarrhoea. Colonisation was most common (8/21) during the second week of life. There was no correlation to mode of delivery, breast feeding, type of ward or antibiotic treatment in this small sample.
ISSN:0300-8126
1439-0973
DOI:10.1007/BF01780767