Messer R D, Warnock T H, Heazlewood R J, Hanna J N
Cairns Base Hospital, Queensland, Australia.
J Paediatr Child Health. 1997 Dec;33(6):535-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1997.tb01666.x.
Seven cases of Salmonella meningitis have occurred in infants in Far North Queensland since 1982. The mean age of onset was 2.8 months, and at least five of the cases were caused by Salmonella virchow. Five of the cases had significant complications during the acute illness: all required prolonged (median 34 days) inpatient management, and four developed permanent neurological sequelae. S. virchow is the serovar most frequently isolated from infants in Far North Queensland. The source of S. virchow infections in these infants remains uncertain, but transmission may occur through cross-infection and person-to-person transmission in the home.
自1982年以来，远北昆士兰的婴儿中已发生7例沙门氏菌脑膜炎病例。发病的平均年龄为2.8个月，至少5例由维尔肖沙门氏菌引起。其中5例在急性疾病期间出现了严重并发症：所有病例都需要长期（中位数为34天）住院治疗，4例出现了永久性神经后遗症。维尔肖沙门氏菌是在远北昆士兰从婴儿中最常分离出的血清型。这些婴儿中维尔肖沙门氏菌感染的来源仍不确定，但传播可能通过家庭中的交叉感染和人际传播发生。
