Abstract |
Infection with non-typhoidal Salmonellae usually causes a self-limiting dysenteric illness. Several factors are known to increase the propensity to invasive disease--with its related sequelae. We present four previously healthy patients who had none of the recognised risk factors but developed Salmonella infection with a severe and protracted illness. Common to each of these patients was the pre-hospital oral administration of anti-diarrhoeal drugs.
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Authors | D F Smith, C C Smith, J G Douglas, T M Reid, I M Gould |
Journal | Scottish medical journal
(Scott Med J)
Vol. 35
Issue 6
Pg. 176-7
(Dec 1990)
ISSN: 0036-9330 [Print] Scotland |
PMID | 2077650
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antidiarrheals
(adverse effects)
- Diarrhea
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Salmonella Infections
(complications)
- Salmonella enteritidis
(isolation & purification)
- Sepsis
(complications)
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