An outbreak of salmonella heidelberg infection in Jamaica

ABSTRACT

An outbreak of multiple-resistant Salmonella heidelberg infection is described which produced 91 identified cases and 6 deaths over a period of 4 years. The organism was brought into Jamaica from the Bahamas. Spread through the children's wards of the University Hospital of the West Indies occurred rapidly.In part, cross-infection occurred via thermometer holders containing "savlon". A year after the introduction of the organism into Jamaica, this specific strain appeared to develop resistance to trimethoprim and co-trimoxazole (AU)