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Meningism following Salmonella virchow food poisoning
Postgraduate Medical Journal
|July 1, 1986
Abstract:
Thirty six patients were admitted to hospital as a result of Salmonella virchow infection during an outbreak of food poisoning in Essex in 1984. Out of 12 patients with evidence of bloodstream invasion, one third presented primarily with meningism and attention is drawn to this unusual clinical picture.
Insights
Salmonella virchow food poisoning caused 36 hospitalizations in 1984. A third of patients with bloodstream invasion showed unusual meningism, highlighting a rare clinical presentation.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Microbiology
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Outbreak investigation of foodborne illness in Essex, 1984.
- Focus on Salmonella virchow as the causative agent.
- Analysis of patient admissions and clinical presentations.
Observation:
- Thirty-six patients were hospitalized due to Salmonella virchow infection.
- Twelve patients exhibited evidence of bloodstream invasion.
- A significant proportion of these presented with meningism.
Findings:
- Salmonella virchow outbreak in 1984 led to 36 hospitalizations.
- Bloodstream invasion occurred in 12 patients.
- One-third of patients with bloodstream invasion primarily showed meningism.
Implications:
- Highlights an unusual clinical presentation of Salmonella virchow infection.
- Suggests meningism as a potential, though uncommon, sign of invasive Salmonella virchow.
- Informs clinical recognition and diagnosis of invasive Salmonella infections.