Chronic Salmonella eimsbuettel septicaemia presenting with intermittent sweats and haematuria.
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An unusual presentation is reported of salmonellosis, frank haematuria and chronic septicaemia arising during an outbreak of food poisoning caused by Salmonella eimsbuettel. The patient whose gut was colonized gave a history of chronic pyrexia and weight loss and suffered an intermittent urinary infection but had no gastroenteritis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 56 661 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980