title: Association of high fever and short bacterial excretion after salmonellosis.
abstract: One hundred and two children with salmonella gastroenteritis were studied for factors affecting the length of convalescent bacterial excretion. There was a significant correlation between degree of fever and duration of excretion: a fever of greater than or equal to 40 degrees C had the shortest and no fever the longest duration of excretion. Fever therefore appears to have a favourable prognostic influence on the length of salmonella excretion.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Teaching Unit, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: el-Radhi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rostila
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vesikari
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors