Salmonellosis of the Newborn with Transmission by Delivery Room Resuscitators

Historical outbreak of Salmonella hadar

“…39 Direct spread when handling babies and persistence on fomites may be an important factor in nosocomial transmission. 1,22 Previously documented culprits have included formula feeds, 19,40 milk bottle warmers, 14 suction apparatus, 41 delivery room resuscitators, 13 wash basins, 42 rectal thermometers, 20 thermometer holders, 43 incubator mattresses, 44 soiled laundry 45,46 and the hospital water supply, 16 and these were all considered in the present investigation. The most common source is often the mother of a case, which appears to be the means by which S. hadar was introduced to the study unit.…”

Salmonella isolation from hospital areas

“…Infection of babies can have other consequences. Neonatal salmonella infection often involves prolonged excretion of the organism with secondary infection in the household after discharge of mother and baby from hospital (Rubinstein, Femmster & Smith, 1944;Rubinstein & Fowler, 1955;Szanton, 1957).…”

SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM SEPTICEMIA IN AN ELDERLY CARDIAC PATIENT: A CASE REPORT

“…The finding of Salmonella typhimurium in a culture of blood from one of our elderly female patients served to remind us of the increasing frequency and importance of Salmonella infections in the general population, and more particularly in the older age groups (1–8). Salmonellosis in the United States has not been conquered.…”