Salmonellosis in Disseminated Malignant Diseases

ALTHOUGH many bacterial infections, such as typhoid fever, diphtheria and pertussis, have been effectively controlled by public-health measures or immunization, the incidence of salmonellosis of man, other than typhoid fever, has been on the increase. This infection usually occurs in otherwise healthy subjects, notably in the form of food poisoning and gastroenteritis; it is seen less commonly as focal infection of various organs and salmonella fever; and finally, salmonellas are present in carriers, with or without antecedent overt illness. In addition, salmonellosis may complicate diseases such as malaria, relapsing fever, sickle-cell anemia, bartonellosis or Carrión's disease and liver disease.1 2 3 Several . . .