Hospitalizations and deaths due to Salmonella infections, FoodNet, 1996-1999.
Clin Infect Dis
; 38 Suppl 3: S142-8, 2004 Apr 15.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15095183
ABSTRACT
Nontyphoidal Salmonella causes a higher proportion of food-related deaths annually than any other bacterial pathogen in the United States. We reviewed 4 years (1996-1999) of population-based active surveillance data on laboratory-confirmed Salmonella infections from the Emerging Infections Program's Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), to determine the rates of hospitalization and death associated with Salmonella infection. Overall, 22% of infected persons were hospitalized, with the highest rate (47%) among persons aged >60 years. Fifty-eight deaths occurred, for an estimated annual incidence of 0.08 deaths/100,000 population. These deaths accounted for 38% of all deaths reported through FoodNet from 1996 through 1999, and they occurred primarily among adults with serious underlying disease. Although Salmonella infection was seldom listed as a cause of death on hospital charts and death certificates, our chart review suggests that Salmonella infection contributed to these deaths.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Salmonella
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Hospitalização
Tipo de estudo:
Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article