title: Raw egg ingestion and salmonellosis in body builders.
abstract: Four patients with Salmonella enteritidis infection are reported. All were body builders who regularly consumed substantial quantities of raw eggs. They presented with a severe febrile illness and diarrhoea--presumably reflecting a large bacterial inoculum. Advice regarding the potential hazards of raw egg ingestion has been repeatedly issued by the Department of Health--but this report highlights the fact that this practice continues in spite of this. The epidemiology of S. enteritidis infection in relation to raw egg ingestion is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Infection Unit, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, UK.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Laing
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cadwgan
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003296:Cooking; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004531:Eggs / Q000382:microbiology*; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis; D014891:Weight Lifting
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents