Salmonella septic arthritis in Zambian children.

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Thirty-four children under the age of 3 years with septic arthritis presented to Mukinge Hospital between 1 January 1992 and 31 March 1993. Twenty-six of these cultured Salmonella spp. The salmonella group comprised 17 males and 9 females with an average age of 10 months. Most patients were anaemic and all were under 50th centile for weight. The commonest presentation was swelling, pyrexia and non-use of the limb. The mean white cell count (WBC) was 14,000/mm3 and the mean erythrocyte sedimen...

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Authors: Lavy, C; Lavy, V; Anderson, I

• Journal: Tropical doctor
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 163-166
• Publication date: 1995-10-01
• EISSN: 1758-1133
• ISSN: 0049-4755
• Language: English
• Keywords: Child, Preschool; Causality; Salmonella Infections; Rural Health; Arthritis, Infectious; Treatment Outcome; Female; Male; Infant; Zambia; Nutritional Status; Humans