SALMONELLOSIS IN CHILDREN

[摘要] The clinical course of 12 consecutive cases of Salmonellosis occurring in children from 6 weeks to 12 years of age was described. Seven of the patients presented the clinical picture of septicemia, 2 had bronchiolitis, 2 had enteritis and one had pyelonephritis.The limitations of the use of serum agglutination titers in diagnosing the disease were illustrated. Emphasis was placed upon the fallacy of using a narrow antigenic spectrum in conducting serum agglutination titrations, and upon the value of obtaining paired serum samples as a basis for diagnostic interpretation.The success of antibiotics in the treatment of symptomatic Salmonellosis and their failure in curing the asymptomatic intestinal carrier of salmonellae were illustrated.

[学科分类] 儿科学