We reported 2 cases of Salmonella gallinarum septicemia in human subjects in 2001. Subsequently a case was reported from Iran on Septicemia gallinarum implicated in a case of empyema (1). There appears to be a lot of interest on this topic as implied from 169 reads of our article. Has any one else from the researchgate contributors ever seen any human case of this infection. We think this to be a possibility because the chicken that is raised in poultry farms, prepared for different products and consumed so commonly all over the world,is the commonest bird affected by this species of Salmonella. We will be interested for the valued feedback of our article.
1. Sharifi-Mood B et al. Salmonella gallinarum empyema - First case from Iran. J Med Sci 2006;6(2):180-182.
Serovar (not species) Gallinarum/Pullorum is highly adapted to a systemic lifestyle in galliform birds. It is unlikely to infect via the usual faecal-oral route of other serovars into humans and is unlikely to pass through mesenteric lymph nodes. Furthermore it is unlikely to cause gastroenteritis. Nevertheless it could act as an opportunist in people, most likely with immunosuppression or other underlying condition which seems to be the case here. There are older reports of Gallinarum in people, but this is as likely to be misidentification or poor typing of a closely related serovar like Enteritidis or Dublin as actually being the cause. There is a report of Pullorum in a Gorilla in Lagos Zoo-again probably a secondary infection. It does cause of course cause Fowl Typhoid which is pretty bad news in poultry production.
Dear Mr. Professor,
we have had one finding of S. Gallinarum/Pullorum from pasta imported to Czech Republic in last years. and one finding from human patient in hospital in Olomouc (Czech republic, Central Moravia region) in period 2006 - 2010. We compared and piblicated findings of Salmonella spp. in human and animal population with my colleagues, but details to this human finding we have not. I send you some references:
BZDIL J., KUBÍČKOVÁ I., KVAPILOVÁ M. Výskyt salmonel v klinických materiálech v humánní a veterinární sféře v letech 2006-2010 (Occurence of Salmonella spp. in clinical materials in human and veterinarian sphere in period 2006-2010). Veterinářství, 10/2012, s.625-629.
KVAPILOVÁ, M. Salmonelly jako původci onemocnění zvířat a lidí (Salmonella as causative agens of animal and human diseases . Students thesis. Vyšší zdravotní školy Brno. 2012:63s.
Best Regards J. Bzdil
Dear Mr. Professor,
I thank you for your message. Your article is very interesting.
Best Regards
J. Bzdil
I am faced with a case of salmonella gallinarum woman after eating eggs food in 1997. She formed a retroperitoneal abscess, sepsis, the patient died. The diagnosis was difficult, was subfibriliteta for 2 weeks, mild diarrhea, and vague abdominal pain. Phlegmon found at laparotomy
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