ABSTRACT
Investigation of a small series of cases of typhoid fever infected in a river between 1963 and 1970 revealed that all were caused by a single source, a carrier of a rare phage type of Salmonella typhi. The contamination of the river resulted from an incorrect sewage connexion with a surface water drain outfall into the river.
Subject(s)
Typhoid Fever/microbiology , Water Microbiology , Adolescent , Adult , Bacteriological Techniques , Bacteriophage Typing , Blood/microbiology , Carrier State/microbiology , Child , Feces/microbiology , Female , Humans , Male , Salmonella Phages , Salmonella typhi , Sanitary Engineering , Scotland , SewageSubject(s)
Ampicillin/therapeutic use , Cloxacillin/therapeutic use , Extraembryonic Membranes , Infant, Newborn, Diseases/prevention & control , Infection Control , Ampicillin/adverse effects , Apgar Score , Candidiasis/etiology , Cloxacillin/adverse effects , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/etiology , Mycoses/etiology , Obstetric Labor, Premature , Pregnancy , Rupture , Streptococcus/isolation & purification , Time FactorsSubject(s)
Foodborne Diseases , Shellfish , Animals , Mice , Paralysis/etiology , Scotland , Shellfish/analysis , Toxins, Biological/analysisABSTRACT
Three methods of urine collection used currently in the diagnosis of urinary tract infection in children were studied. One hundred and fifty-two hospital patients were investigated: 92 by clean-catch method, 32 by the adhesive plastic bag technique, and 28 by suprapubic bladder aspiration. Results indicate that in the great majority of children a satisfactory diagnosis can be made on bacteriological grounds by the examination of specimens passed naturally and collected with care. In a minority of cases further investigation by such means as bladder aspiration may be indicated and this gives conclusive results.
