Udgaonkar U S, Kulkarni R D, Kulkarni V A, Dharmadhikari C A, Pawar S G, Paricharak S D
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Miraj, India.
Trop Doct. 1995 Jul;25(3):104-6. doi: 10.1177/004947559502500305.
Over a period of 2 years, 28 patients admitted to Government General Hospital (GGH), Sangli (which is attached to Government Medical College (GMC), Miraj) yielded multi-drug resistant non-typhoidal salmonellae from their clinical material. The pediatric age group predominated in the study, accounting for 93% of cases. Salmonella typhimurium was the main isolate (86%), the other being Salmonella newport (14%). Gastroenteritis was the commonest presentation. Septicaemia was seen with 100% mortality, in infants below 1 month of age. Two cases of meningitis were also seen.
