[Fatal septicemia caused by Salmonella dublin]

A case of Salmonella Dublin infection which ran a lethal course in a woman aged 49 years is described. Salmonella Dublin was first isolated in Denmark in recent years and appears to be associated with more serious clinical pictures than the other zoonotic Salmonella serotypes. The incidence of S. Dublin is increasing particularly in France and Belgium. It was first isolated from human cases in Denmark in recent years. In the clinical microbiological department in the County of Copenhagen, S. Dublin constitutes approximately 1% of the zoonotic Salmonella serotypes which are isolated from faeces while it is one of the commonest Salmonella serotypes isolated from blood.