Enteric fever due to Salmonella Paratyphi A in Greece: a case report

BACKGROUND: Enteric fever is a major global public health problem and growing international travel leads to an increase in the risk of contracting infectious diseases that are endemic in the country of destination. CASE PRESENTATION: A 30-year-old Pakistani male was admitted feeling generally unwell...

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Autores principales: Chalkias, Athanasios, Anastasopoulos, Dimitrios, Tsiaglis, Stavros
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2621126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19087343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-403
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Enteric fever is a major global public health problem and growing international travel leads to an increase in the risk of contracting infectious diseases that are endemic in the country of destination. CASE PRESENTATION: A 30-year-old Pakistani male was admitted feeling generally unwell with fever, vertigo, vomiting and headache. Admission blood cultures grew Salmonella ser. Paratyphi A. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid and Ciprofloxacin. CONCLUSION: This case report emphasizes the potent spread of Salmonellae bacilli in a developed country.

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