[Salmonella m'bandaka isolated in a nursery]

Arch Inst Pasteur Alger. 1992:58:117-24.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A epidemic of enteric pathogens bacteria occurred in december 1989 and caused two deaths in a nursery. There were many investigations between december 1989 and september 1990 trying to clarify this epidemic context. A new serovar of Salmonella had for the first time been isolated from babies' feces in Algeria. Salmonella m'bandaka has been identified in more than 50% of analysis. During an hygienic investigation in this nursery the above Salmonella m'bandaka was isolated in a open physiologic solution flask.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Algeria / epidemiology
  • Bicarbonates
  • Campylobacter Infections / epidemiology
  • Comorbidity
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Diarrhea, Infantile / epidemiology
  • Diarrhea, Infantile / microbiology*
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Drug Contamination
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Salmonella / classification
  • Salmonella / drug effects
  • Salmonella / isolation & purification*
  • Salmonella Infections / epidemiology
  • Salmonella Infections / microbiology*
  • Sodium
  • Sodium Bicarbonate
  • Solutions

Substances

  • Bicarbonates
  • Solutions
  • Sodium Bicarbonate
  • Sodium