An outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium gastroenteritis in a psychiatric hospital

An outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium (phage type 12) infection involving 11 patients and 12 members of staff occurred in a psychiatric hospital in Merseyside during a 3-week period in September and October 1984. Bacteraemia did not occur in any patients, those affected having a mild self-limiting d...

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Published inThe Journal of hospital infection Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 248 - 254
Main Authors Galloway, A., Roberts, C., Hunt, E.J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.1987
Subjects
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - transmission
Diarrhea - epidemiology
Diarrhea - microbiology
Disease Outbreaks
England
Feces - microbiology
Gastroenteritis - epidemiology
Gastroenteritis - microbiology
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Humans
Personnel, Hospital
Salmonella Infections - epidemiology
Salmonella typhimurium
Salmonella typhimurium - isolation & purification
England
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Summary:An outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium (phage type 12) infection involving 11 patients and 12 members of staff occurred in a psychiatric hospital in Merseyside during a 3-week period in September and October 1984. Bacteraemia did not occur in any patients, those affected having a mild self-limiting diarrhoea. The source of the organism remained unknown but the most probable means of transmission was by person to person contact. The outbreak was controlled by transferring affected patients to an isolation ward. Staff were encouraged to report gastrointestinal symptoms and remain off work until symptom free or until the results of cultures were known. The problems of managing the outbreak are discussed.
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ISSN:0195-6701
1532-2939
DOI:10.1016/0195-6701(87)90005-3