Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2012)

Increase in Extraintestinal Infections Caused by Salmonella enterica Subspecies II–IV

  • Sharon L. Abbott,
  • Frank C.Y. Ni,
  • J. Michael Janda

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1804.111386
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 4
pp. 637 – 639

Abstract

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To garner information regarding site of infection and age and sex of persons infected with Salmonella enterica subspecies II–IV, we retrospectively analyzed data on Salmonella spp. infections in California, USA, 1985–2009. These subspecies were found to cause significantly more frequent invasive disease (e.g., bacteremia) than did Salmonella subspecies I strains.

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