RESUMO
In the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia, 45 strains of various non-typhoidal Salmonella species were isolated from 2990 samples of stools, blood and C.S.F. About 93% of the 45 strains were isolated from infants less than two years old. S. heidelberg was the most common species isolated from stools and revealed a multi-drug resistant character. Only S. typhimurium and S. bovis-morbificans were isolated from blood and C.S.F.
Assuntos
Infecções por Salmonella/epidemiologia , Adulto , Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos , Feminino , Gastroenterite/etiologia , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Salmonella enteritidis , Salmonella typhimurium , ZâmbiaAssuntos
Meningite/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Meningite Meningocócica/epidemiologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , ZâmbiaRESUMO
An outbreak of food poisoning occurred in a cafeteria and involved 102 student nurses. A lactose-fermenting strain of Salmonella tuebingen was isolated. The source was traced to the chicken consumed. Production of H2S was not evident on triple sugar iron but was detected on lysine iron agar. Therefore, the present report emphasizes the importance of bismuth sulfite agar and lysine iron agar for routine use in the isolation of salmonellae from stool.