SALMONELLOSIS IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN

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Abstract
An analysis of 100 consecutive cases of salmonellosis in infants and children from the files of Vanderbilt University Hospital is presented. Points covered with comparison to other studies in the literature where applicable include: age, sex, and racial incidence; types of organisms implicated; mode of treatment; duration and outcome of the disease; and discussion of symptoms, signs and laboratory data for the principal clinical syndromes. Salmonellosis in children differs in several respects from the usual picture encountered in adults: Onset is more acute, with greater severity of symptoms; leukocytosis is the rule in infants, with gradually increasing leukopenia as age increases; differential leukocyte counts are usually within normal limits for the ages of the patients; the incidence of complications is high. Enteric isolation is an important aspect of convalescent care.

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