National outbreak of <i>Salmonella typhimurium</i>with preference for infants

• 作者: Jenny Dahl Knudsen Lotte Jensen Vibeke Rosenfeldt
• 来源期刊: 儿科学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM Non-Typhoidal SALMONELLA GASTROENTERITIS INFANTS Children
• 年，卷（期）: ekxqkyw_2013,（1）
• 页码范围: 24-27
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Purpose: During a large outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium (S. typhimurium) inDenmarkin 2008, a remarkable high incidence was observed among children below the age of 1 year. Therefore we performed this retrospective study to describe the epidemiology, severity and outcome among a subset of children in this age-group. Methods: Cases were identified for the years 2000-2009 through a register at the Department of Clinical Microbiology atHvidovreHospital, in theCopenhagenarea,Denmark. For hospitalized patients below 1 year with S. typhimurium, the medical record was reviewed. Results: The highest incidence for S. typhimurium was observed in 2008 with 315 cases per 100,000 among children below 1 year. In 2008 significantly more children age During the S. typhimurium outbreak in 2008, the incidence was especially high among infants age under 1 year. The infants in 2008 might have been slightly more affected than other years 2000-2009.