Salmonellosis: nine cases successfully treated with chloromycetin.

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Article1 October 1952SALMONELLOSIS: NINE CASES SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH CHLOROMYCETINJ. HAL DORAN, M.D.J. HAL DORAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-4-714 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSalmonella infections in the United States today still present major problems to the medical profession. The variety of species and the protean nature of the organisms are prime factors in the problem, over 150 different organisms having been described to date. All of these are pathogenic for both men and animals, and can be transmitted from man to man by direct contact, by food contaminated by handlers, improper cooking of infected meat and fowl, foods such as creamy pastries, pies, ice-cream, mayonnaise, eggs (fresh, powdered and frozen), and by mechanical vectors such as fleas and other insects, by contaminated water...Bibliography1. FelsenfeldYoung OUM: Geography of salmonellosis, Am. J. Digest. Dis. 14: 47-52 (Feb.) 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. EdwardsBrunerMoran PRDWAB: Further studies on the occurrence and distribution of salmonella types in the United States, J. Infect. Dis. 83: 220-231 (Nov.-Dec.) 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Lomberg F: Actions of sodium and magnesium sulfate on salmonellae, shigellae, and vibrios, Am. J. Digest. Dis. 17: 38-39 (Feb.) 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. JacksonGockeCollinsFinland GGTMHSM: In vitro sensitivity of pathogenic enteric bacteria to various antibiotics, J. Infect. Dis. 87: 63-78 (July-Aug.) 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. KurzCrehanThomson ERELC: Salmonella endocarditis with streptomycin failure, Ann. Int. Med. 31: 497-503 (Sept.) 1949. LinkGoogle Scholar6. FelsenfeldVoliniGonzalez OIFLM: The sensitivity of salmonellae and shigellae to streptomycin, Am. J. Digest. Dis. 17: 108-110, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Indianapolis, Indiana*Received for publication May 5, 1952.†U. S. Public Health Service, Communicable Disease Center, Chamblee, Georgia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byInfection with Salmonella TennesseeCurrent pediatric references 1 October 1952Volume 37, Issue 4Page: 714-722KeywordsFleasFoodMeatMedical servicesPathogensSalmonellaSalmonellosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...