Clinical review of nontyphoid Salmonella infections from 1991 to 1999 in a Danish county.
To determine outcomes of nontyphoid Salmonella infections, we reviewed all 3328 cases of infection registered in a large Danish county from 1991 to 1999. The hospitalization rate was 27% among patients <5 years old, 22% among patients 5-59 years old, and 54% among patients > or =60 years old; complications were present in 7% and extraintestinal disease in 4% of patients. We conclude that nontyphoid Salmonella infections may frequently cause severe disease even among patients without predisposing conditions.
Fisker
Niels
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Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Vinding
Kirsten
K
Mølbak
Kåre
K
Hornstrup
Maren Kathrine
MK
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005843:Geography; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D019779:Salmonella enterica