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1923680

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
An outbreak of Salmonella worthington infection in a neonatal unit occurred in a pediatric ward of Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The index case was a prematurely born male child from whose clinical specimens S. worthington was recovered. After this finding 40 infants kept in that nursery were included in an investigation. Major symptoms were diarrhea, septicemia and jaundice. Three developed meningitis. Disease morbidity rate was 45% and mortality occurred in 16.6% of the total positive cases. The source of infection was traced to a contaminated rubber tubing of a suction apparatus which was used for oropharyngeal suction of the babies. S. worthington was recovered from the clinical specimens of all 18 babies who received suction. Multiple drug resistance of these S. worthington strains was found.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0891-3668
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
668-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Transmission of Salmonella worthington by oropharyngeal suction in hospital neonatal unit.
pubmed:affiliation
Pakistan Medical Research Council, Central Research Center.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article