[Infection by Salmonella typhi in the southern area of Ponteverde].
A retrospective study of patients infected by Salmonella typhi (ST) was conducted in the southern area of Pontevedra during a 17-month period in order to assess the clinical and evolutive characteristics and the pattern of antibiotic susceptibility of the infection. ST was isolated from samples of 30 patients: 25 hemocultures, 7 coprocultores, 1 urine and 1 aortic aneurysm. Nineteen cases had consumed non-sanitary controlled water, 95% from rural areas. The clinical characteristics were similar to the ones traditionally described. Seven patients (23%) developed complications and their presence was associated to a poorer prognosis. We did not observe any resistance to the commonly used antibiotics. In summary, the infection by ST is still a health problem in our environment, probably associated to insufficient measures in the enloration of water for human consumption.
Prieto López
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Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Xeral-Cíes, Vigo.
de la Fuente Aguado
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González Díaz
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López Myragalla
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Martínez Vázquéz
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Sopeña Pérez-Argüelles
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Fernández Grassi
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Jiménez Beatty
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
Infección por Salmonella typhi en el área sur de Pontevedra.