Invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis in immunocompetent infants and children
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Non-typhoidal salmonellosis (NTS) is a common cause of self-limited diarrhoea in healthy children. The responsible organisms may, at times, become invasive with resultant bacteraemia and focal infections.(1) Although it is more commonly seen in immunocompromised and chronically-ill children, it may be observed rarely in otherwise healthy, immunocompetent ones. The aim of this letter was to repo...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2005.09.004