Three instances of extra-intestinal infection in elderly patients and the recent outbreak at Stanley Royd Hospital promoted a retrospective review of all salmonella infections seen at the Regional Diseases Unit over a 30-month period with particular reference to management of those over the age of 65 years. The survey has confirmed a more protracted illness with higher mortality and morbidity in elderly people suggesting a need for routine antibiotic treatment in these patients.
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Thuluvath et al. (1988) studied this question.