TREATMENT OF SALMONELLA SEPTICEMIA WITH CHLORAMPHENICOL

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Abstract
This is a report of a case of Salmonella septicemia without gastrointestinal symptoms successfully treated with chloramphenicol (chloromycetin®). REPORT OF A CASE E. L., a 27-yr.-old Negro woman, entered the Central Free Dispensary of the Presbyterian Hospital on Aug. 7 with complaints of severe parietal headache, sore throat, pain in the low back, and cough of one week's duration. In the week prior to her admission she suffered two episodes of severe shaking chills and high fever. Her throat was sore; she could not swallow solid foods, and she had been lethargic for a week. No history of diarrhea or gastrointestinal upset was elicited, and the systemic review indicated essentially normal conditions except for pain in the chest when coughing. This cough was productive of small amounts of yellowish sputum. A diagnosis of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease was made in this clinic two years before her present admission. Physical examination