Summary
A report is made on 14 cases of Salmonella bacteremia observed at a University Hospital over a nine year period. There was a striking predominance of cases infected with S. typhimurium and a striking association of this syndrome with the administration of corticosteroids or cytostatic agents. A definite male predominance was noted and a high frequency of underlying hematologic abnormalities. The mortality immediately related to this infection was 5/14.
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Es wird über 14 Fälle von Salmonellenbakteriämie an einer Universitätsklinik in einer Zeitspanne von neun Jahren berichtet. Es fand sich eine auffällige Dominanz von Typhimurium-Fällen, wobei das Krankheitsbild häufig bei der Anwendung von Kortikosteroiden oder Zytostatika zu beobachten war. Ein absolutes Vorherrschen des männlichen Geschlechts wurde registriert und ferner häufig eine hämatologische Störung. Die direkte Infektionsletalität betrug 5/14.
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Eyckmans, L., Vrooninks, R. & Vandenbroucke, J. Salmonella bacteremia. Infection 2, 189–192 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01641459
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