title: Outbreak of food poisoning due to Salmonella paratyphi A var durazzo (2,12:a:-) in Yavatmal (Maharashtra) in May 1995.
abstract: Thirty three patients presented with acute diarrhoea and vomiting, 12-24 h after consuming vegetarian food. Twenty three patients developed high grade fever, with two patients developing complications. Salmonella paratyphi A var durazzo was isolated from 12 faecal samples. This serovar of Salmonella as a causative organism of food poisoning is unusual.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, V.N. Government Medical College, Yavatmal.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Fule
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Ingole
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Jalgaonkar
authors.forename: B U
authors.initials: BU
authors.lastname: Moon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012482:Salmonella paratyphi A / Q000302:isolation & purification*