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FERNANDEZ ERMUS, Rubén; HING LEON, Joaquín Roberto  e  PEREZ SANCHEZ, Glenda. Clinical osteomyoarticular manifestations in patients with Salmonella D food poisoning. MEDISAN [online]. 2009, vol.13, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1029-3019.

Salmonella has been the main causative agent of disease outbreaks transmitted by foods in Santiago de Cuba municipality, where in 2007-2008 the species classified as D was isolated in 49 patients (32,2%) with egg food poisoning, who had clinical osteomyoarticular manifestations not previously described, such as arthralgia and myalgia. Data obtained from epidemiological surveys and validated by the chi-square test revealed that 69,4% of affected individuals required hospital admission (28,6% of them at the intensive care unit); 91,8% went to the different care centers with some level of dehydration, and once they were hospitalized 73,5% did not require antibiotic therapy.

Palavras-chave : SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; ARTHRALGIA; DEHYDRATION; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE.

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