[Salmonella and salmonellosis in the Asturias District, Spain, during a seven year period (1990-1996)].
BACKGROUND
Retrospective study of the Salmonella sp. strains and human salmonellosis episodes registered in the Public Health Laboratory of the Principado de Asturias, Spain, over the seven year period 1990-1996.


METHODS
All strains were serotyped; strains of serotypes Typhi and Typhimurium were also phage typed. The strains were grouped according to: sample of origin, age group; season of the year; time distribution, and epidemiological presentation (sporadic episode or outbreak).


CONCLUSIONS
A total of 3,255 Salmonella isolates were registered and conserved in the period under study. They were adscribed to 45 serotypes, being Enteritidis, Typhimurium, Virchow and Hadar (57.1, 26.6, 4.5 and 2%, respectively) the most frequent. 3,193 isolates were collected from clinical samples (corresponding to 3,067 patients), 32 from environmental water or sewage, 28 from food and 2 from animal stools. Relevant epidemiological findings were: the most affected age group was children under 4 years old (32.3%), the season with highest incidence was the summer. The most frequent clinical presentation was the sporadic episode of gastroenteritis (97%). Seventy five outbreaks (22 communitary and 53 family) were registered, being associated with six serotypes: Enteritidis (76%), Typhimurium, Virchow, Hadar, Infantis and Coehl.
González-Hevia
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Laboratorio de Salud Pública, Consejería de Servicios Sociales del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo.
Cruz Martín
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M
Lobato
M J
MJ
Gutiérrez
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F
Solano
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Alvarez-Riesgo
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012621:Seasons; D012703:Serotyping; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
Salmonella y salmonelosis en el Principado de Asturias durante un período de siete años (1990-1996).