[Salmonella infection in a large general hospital].

In this work the results of the epidemiological survey of the epidemic of salmonellosis in a large hospital with diversified specialization are given. The detailed description of morbidity dynamics with the distribution of the described cases according to the severity of the course of the infectious process, the groups of the most affected patients and the mechanism of the transmission of infection under hospital conditions is presented. This epidemic of salmonellosis is considered from the viewpoint of the theory of the self-regulation of parasitic systems. The characteristic features of nosocomial salmonellosis, detected in the course of the epidemiological survey, make it possible to determine the main trends in the prophylaxis of this infection in a large hospital.