Salmonellosis at the University Hospital of the West Indies

During 1982-83, there were 367 cases of salmonellosis at the University Hospital of the West Indies, caused by 50 different serotypes. Multiresistant strains of Salmonella ohio accounted for 19.3 percent of isolates, compared with 12 percent, 9.8 percent and 9.5 percent for Salmonella derby, Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella typhi, respectively, Salmonella wre recovered from stool (303), blood (48), skin and soft tissue (7), urine (6), post-mortem material (2), sequestra (1), and sputum (1). Most infections occurred in younger age groups with 63 percent in children