Cross-infection in hospital due to Salmonella derby

1 July 1948

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection

Vol. 46 (2) , 158-163
https://doi.org/10.1017/s002217240003624x

Abstract

1. An outbreak of gastro-enteritis in hospital due to Salmonella derby is described.2. The probable pathways of infection are indicated diagrammatically (Text-fig. 2).3. Attention is drawn to the importance of dust as an environmental source of infection in gastroenteritis in a closed community.4. Methods of control including the detection of carriers, the avoidance of contact with anything that goes into an infant's mouth and the protection of exposed food from dust contamination are stressed.

Keywords

SALMONELLA/DERBY

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