Salmonella typhimurium outbreak at Kenyatta National Hospital (1985).

dc.contributor.author	Mirza, NB
dc.contributor.author	Wamola, IA.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-10T13:09:52Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-10T13:09:52Z
dc.date.issued	1985
dc.identifier.citation	Salmonella typhimurium outbreak at Kenyatta National Hospital (1985). Mirza NB, Wamola IA. East Afr Med J. 1989 Jul;66(7):453-7.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2691229
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30893
dc.description.abstract	A total of 560 Salmonellae species were isolated from Jan-Dec 1985. Of these, 347 (62%) were from blood cultures, 180 (32%) from stools and 33 (6%) were from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and other body aspirates. S. typhimurium were the highest isolated. These were, 291 (52%) from blood cultures, 94 (17%) from stool cultures and 32 (6%) from CSF. S. typhimurium was also multi-drug resistant. More than 50% strains of S. typhimurium were resistant to ampicillin, tetracycline, kanamycin and chloramphenicol. The need for coordination between the laboratory and clinical staff to prevent the spill-over of infection with S. typhimurium and its epidemic spread is discussed.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.title	Salmonella typhimurium outbreak at Kenyatta National Hospital (1985).	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.publisher	Medicine, University of Nairobi	en