Abstract
Salmonella thompson, a common pathogen of poultry, has received scant attention as a cause of human gastroenteritis. At least 45 persons were infected with S thompson in Sacramento, California, after eating at a chicken restaurant and 38 became symptomatic. Ten required admission to hospital, and all were treated with antibiotics and improved. In 19 cases cultures of stool specimens for S thompson over a 60-day period showed slower but statistically insignificant differences in salmonellal elimination in 7 patients who received antibiotics when compared with 12 who were untreated. We report this outbreak to increase awareness of the virulence and prevalence of gastroenteritis due to S thompson.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 203-205 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Western Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 141 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - 1984 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)