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hypotension- and endotoxin-induced alterations in calcitonin gene-related peptide: modulation by dexamethasone.plasma levels of calcitonin gene-related peptide (cgrp) were studied in anesthetized rats during and after recovery from hemorrhagic hypotension as well as following administration of bacterial endotoxin. hypotension of 35-40 mmhg maintained for 2 hr resulted in significant (p less than .05) elevation of plasma cgrp levels. plasma levels at 120 min of hypotension were 49.5 +/- 5.9 pg/ml, over 4-fold above average control levels (11.1 +/- 1.1 pg/ml). plasma cgrp levels at 90 min of hypotension (2 ...19911934321
the social and economic impact of salmonellosis. a report of a national survey in england and wales of laboratory-confirmed salmonella infections.this study presents the findings of a national survey of 1482 cases of salmonellosis reported to environmental health departments in england and wales between august 1988 and march 1989. a questionnaire survey of ill individuals and the environmental health officers who investigated them sought information about costs which were imposed upon public health authorities, the health sector, individuals and their families and the costs to the wider economy in terms of lost production. costs of 996,33 ...19911936155
induction of the alka gene of escherichia coli in gram-negative bacteria.a broad-host-range plasmid containing a fusion of the alka and lacz genes of escherichia coli was introduced into various aerobic and facultative gram-negative bacteria--33 species belonging to 19 genera--to study the induction of expression of the alka gene by alkylating agents. the bacteria included species of the families enterobacteriaceae, pseudomonadaceae, rhizobiaceae, vibrionaceae, neisseriaceae, rhodospirillaceae, and azotobacteraceae. results obtained show that all bacteria tested, exc ...19911938974
[reduction of the duration of salmonella excretion in infants with hylak forte].salmonella-enteritis is known to be an infectious disease of world-wide epidemiologic importance. the treatment of chronic carriers of pathogenic salmonella has shown to be a major therapeutic problem. in a controlled clinical study the efficiency of hylak forte (containing products of metabolism of symbiotic bacteria) in the management of salmonellosis in infants was investigated. in patients receiving hylak forte the period of faecal excretion of salmonella was significantly (p = 0.0022) short ...19911945464
mortality, temporal substrate and insulin responses to endotoxic shock in zero, ten and twenty-eight day old rats.neonatal sepsis is a significant health problem. however, to our knowledge, the temporal substrates and insulin response to endotoxin have not been characterized in the young animal to guide the investigations of glucoregulation in septic shock in the newborn. we characterized the temporal response to endotoxin in the developing rat. sprague-dawley rats were given intraperitoneal salmonella enteritidis endotoxin in high and low lethal doses to zero, ten and 28 day old rats. mortality, temporal g ...19911948588
1,2-diacylglycerol and ceramide levels in rat liver and skeletal muscle in vivo.1,2-diacylglycerol and ceramide levels were measured in liver and skeletal muscle of rats under the following four experimental conditions: 1) during rapid fetal growth in the second half of gestation and during postnatal aging, 2) during tissue anoxia lasting up to 10 min, 3) during fasting for up to 6 days, and 4) during stress induced by injection of endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide from salmonella enteritidis). 1,2-diacylglycerol and ceramide levels in fetal liver were 77 and 58% lower, respect ...19911951687
effect of the ltd4 receptor antagonist ly203647 on endotoxic shock sequelae in the rat.this study investigated the effect of a novel ltd4 receptor antagonist ly203647 on salmonella enteritidis endotoxin-induced shock sequelae in anesthetized rats. ly203647 (30 mg/kg i.v.) or vehicle was given 10 min prior to endotoxin (10 mg/kg i.v.) or its vehicle, and the hematocrit, mean arterial pressure and circulating leukocyte counts were determined. ly203647 significantly inhibited endotoxin-induced hemoconcentration up to 90 min post-endotoxin (46.7 +/- 1.3 vs. 51.9 +/- 2.4% at 30 min pos ...19911954979
an outbreak of salmonella enteritidis infection at a fast-food restaurant: implications for foodhandler-associated transmission.an outbreak of salmonella enteritidis infection occurred in patrons and employees of a fast-food restaurant. transmission took place over a 9-day period. a single employee (employee a) was identified who had onset of gastrointestinal illness 1 day before the first reported patron exposures and had s. enteritidis isolated from stool. a case-control study of 37 ill and 20 healthy patrons who ate during shifts worked by employee a demonstrated that curly-fried potatoes and ice (odds ratio [or], 6.8 ...19911955712
[bacterial ileocecitis, a "new" disease].786 patients with suspected acute appendicitis or appendiceal mass were examined by ultrasonography to distinguish appendicitis from bacterial enteritis. 533 of these patients were described before. in 91 (11.6%) ultrasonography revealed the characteristic picture associated with bacterial enteritis of the ileocaecal region-enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes and mural thickening of the terminal ileum and caecum--but no image of an inflamed appendix. in 64 of these a bacterial infection was confirme ...19911956444
antibiotic sensitivity pattern; experience at university hospital, riyadh, saudi arabia.results of sensitivity testing were discussed based on examination of 5192 isolates of the various bacteria isolated from clinical specimens from king khalid university hospital in riyadh, saudi arabia. streptococcus pyogenes and streptococcus pneumoniae were sensitive to penicillin and erythromycin. the sensitivity pattern of staphylococcus aureus was also predictable as they were fairly sensitive to both methicillin (98%) and erythromycin (96%). neisseria gonorrhoeae (27%) showed a high level ...19911960392
liver abscess due to salmonella enteritidis 19 months after an episode of gastroenteritis in a man who underwent a cholecystectomy. 19911962080
the immunobiological properties expressed in vitro and in vivo of salmonella enteritidis-induced murine t cell lines.splenic t lymphocytes from two strains of mice, balb/c and b10.br, infected with an attenuated strain of salmonella enteritidis were cloned by the double-layer soft agar technique in the presence of interleukin 2 (il 2), formalin-killed s. enteritidis (fks) and syngeneic feeder cells. one salmonella-reactive t cell line was established from each strain of mice. both t cell lines bore thy-1+, lyt-1+ and l3t4+ surface markers as demonstrated by cytofluorography. biological properties of the t cell ...19901965730
eradication of salmonella by oral ciprofloxacin in food handlers. 19901970046
hospital outbreak of salmonella enteritidis infection treated with ciprofloxacin. 19901971686
nosocomial acquisition of salmonella enteritidis among healthy adults. 19901972957
characterization of strains of salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar wien isolated in italy: an epidemiological evaluation.in the years 1987-1988, 110 strains of wien serovar were isolated from a gastroenteritis outbreak in a neonatal unit in palermo (sicily). these strains showed different drug resistance patterns and plasmid profiles. analysis of endonuclease restriction fragments of chromosomal dna by hybridization with e. coli rrna has demonstrated that a single bacterial clone or its derivatives were responsible for the outbreak. furthermore, the study of 139 strains, isolated since 1970 from different geograph ...19901982334
adherence and pathogenesis of salmonella enteritidis in mice.adherence of many pathogenic organisms to the host cells has been associated with the presence of fimbriae. the exact role of these organelles in the adherence and pathogenesis of salmonella enteritidis is not well established. utilizing hemagglutination tests, s. enteritidis was shown to possess type 1 and type 3 fimbriae. polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the isolated fimbriae showed that type 1 and 3 fimbriae of s. enteritidis had subunit m.r of 17 and 22 kda, respectively. in vitro adher ...19901982551
epidemiological study of salmonella enteritidis strains of animal origin in belgium.since 1987, the number of cases of salmonellosis caused by salmonella enteritidis has considerably increased in western europe. comparison of endemic animal strains isolated in belgium from 1976-84 with strains isolated from 1987 on shows that the strains which cause the current epidemic have no features distinguishing them from the previously-isolated strains and that furthermore, they do not constitute a bacterial clone. they belong to 13 different lysotypes and in most cases remain sensitive ...19911993446
distribution of salmonella enteritidis phage types in canada.the distribution of salmonella enteritidis phage types in canada is described; 606 of 674 strains examined were of human origin. typable strains of all sources, constituted 99.6% (671/674) of all strains examined, and were representative of 15 different phage types. five phage types (8, 13, 4, 13a and 1) accounted for 92.4% of the total. phage type 8 consistently showed the highest incidence in human (69.96%) and non-human (72.05%) sources and appeared to be the most common in north america. pha ...19911993451
augmentation of endotoxic lethality and glucose dyshomeostasis by phorbol ester.to investigate the role of protein kinase c (pkc) activation in the pathogenesis of endotoxin (etx) shock, the in vivo effects of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (pma) on etx-induced lethality and glucose dyshomeostasis were determined. fed rats (300-400 g) were treated intravenously with incremental doses of salmonella enteritidis etx and either the vehicle, 110 mg/kg ip dimethyl sulfoxide (dmso), or 0.5 mg/kg ip pma dissolved in dmso. pma significantly increased etx-induced lethality to doses ...19912000998
new adhesive factor (antigen 8786) on a human enterotoxigenic escherichia coli o117:h4 strain isolated in africa.an enterotoxigenic escherichia coli strain, e. coli 8786, of serotype o117:h4 produced only heat-stable enterotoxin and gave mannose-resistant hemagglutination with human and bovine erythrocytes. the strain adhered to the brush border of human enterocytes and to enterocytelike cell line caco-2. adhesion inhibition assays using caco-2 cells with different adhesive factor extracts showed that the adhesive factor of e. coli 8786 is different from colonization factor antigen i (cfa/i). cfa/ii, cfa/i ...19912004811
[changing epidemiology of salmonellosis]. 19912013256
serological analysis for antibodies to s enteritidis. 19912017849
altered glucose transporter mrna abundance in a rat model of endotoxic shock.to better understand molecular mechanisms of glucose transport in shock, we studied glucose transporter isoform mrna abundance after injection of s. enteritidis endotoxin (40 mg/kg) or saline. six to 8 hours after injection, endotoxin-treated animals compared to controls became hypoglycemic (44 +/- 6 vs. 111 +/- 4 mg/dl) and lactacidemic (5.9 +/- 0.5 vs. 1.3 +/- 0.1). at such times, tissue rna was isolated and hybridized to riboprobes for glut1 (erythrocyte), glut2 (liver), and glut4 (muscle/fat ...19912018543
the use of plasmid profiles and nucleic acid probes in epidemiologic investigations of foodborne, diarrheal diseases.the application of nucleic acid analyses to investigations of infectious disease outbreaks has resulted in useful molecular strain markers that distinguish the epidemic clone of a particular pathogen and help identify specific vehicles of infection. we have successfully used plasmid profile analysis, restriction endonuclease digestion of plasmid and whole-cell dnas, and nucleic acid hybridization to investigate recent outbreaks of foodborne diarrheal illness. plasmid analysis has been important ...19912018708
the prevalence of salmonella enteritidis and other salmonella spp. among canadian registered commercial layer flocks.a survey was conducted to estimate the prevalence of salmonella enteritidis and other salmonellas among canadian commercial egg producing flocks. environmental (faecal and eggbelt) samples from 152 of 295 (52.9%) randomly selected flocks were contaminated with salmonellas. thirty-five different salmonella serovars were isolated. eggbelt samples were more often contaminated with salmonellas than faecal samples (25.7 v. 10.1%). the most prevalent serovars were s. heidelberg, s. infantis, s. hadar, ...19912019297
growth of salmonella enteritidis in artificially contaminated hens' shell eggs.the effect of some factors on the growth of salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 in artificially contaminated shell eggs was investigated. salmonella enteritidis was found to be resistant to the antimicrobial properties of the albumen. growth occurred on storage at 25 degrees c but not at 4 or 10 degrees c. the rate and extent of infection was influenced by the size of inoculum, the site of contamination relative to yolk movement, and the presence of iron in the inoculum.19912019298
serological analysis for antibodies to s enteritidis. 19912021045
salmonella contamination of poultry flocks in the netherlands.the contamination of poultry in the netherlands with salmonella enteritidis was tested. for this, different methods (detection of s. enteritidis in faecal samples of 25 g; detection of s. enteritidis in cloacal swabs; detection of s. enteritidis by serological testing of antibodies in serum) were compared for their efficiency to detect s. enteritidis in flocks of poultry. testing of faecal samples clearly yielded the best results. this method was used in a transmission study, in which 14 flocks ...19912021053
[thyroid abscess caused by salmonella enteritidis].a 70-year-old diabetic woman with a nodular goitre developed a swelling in the right neck, increasing over two weeks, as well as fever (38.2 degrees c), increased tendency towards sweating, finger tremors and pain on swallowing. ultrasound examination of the thyroid raised the suspicion of an abscess, 3.5 x 1.5 cm, at the upper pole of the right thyroid lobe. material obtained by fine-needle puncture grew salmonella enteritidis. there have been no symptoms of gastroenteritis at any time. stool a ...19912026099
zoonoses and other findings in hedgehogs (erinaceus europaeus): a survey of mortality and review of the literature.a survey of mortality in hedgehogs (erinaceus europaeus) was carried out between july 1976 and november 1986. most were from norfolk. of the 74 examined, 35 (47.3 per cent) were road casualties, one of which yielded salmonella typhimurium phage type (pt) 104. of the remaining 39, 13 (33.3 per cent) had salmonellosis due to s enteritidis pt 11. this organism, which appears to be common and widespread in hedgehogs in england was found in 10 separate incidents. the only other zoonosis was ringworm ...19912035215
control of salmonella enteritidis infections in poultry by polymyxin b and trimethoprim.antimicrobial compounds were screened in vitro in trypticase soy broth for antimicrobial activity against a virulent strain of salmonella enteritidis. of the several compounds tested, polymyxin b showed the strongest inhibition in vitro, preventing growth at a concentration of less than or equal to 10 micrograms/ml. polymyxin b administered in the drinking water was effective in vivo for preventing infections in 1-day-old chickens but did not remove established infections in 1-week-old chickens. ...19912039233
salmonella: a rare cause of subacute effusive-constrictive pericarditis.a 36 year old woman had emergency pericardectomy because of subacute effusive-constrictive pericarditis. the pericardial fluid and tissue culture showed that this was caused by infection with salmonella enteritidis. cardiac involvement with salmonella does not usually present in such an aggressive manner and it has not previously been reported to cause this rare type of cardiac constriction.19912039677
relapsing salmonella enteritidis infection in a young adult male with chronic granulomatous disease.a case of chronic salmonella enteritidis infection in a young adult patient is reported. following an initial enteritis with bacteraemia, the illness lasted for a 7-year period and was characterized by recurrent pyrexia, anaemia, weight loss and marked hepatosplenomegaly. investigations revealed that the patient suffers from a mild form of chronic granulomatous disease presenting in adolescence.19912041855
[pathologico-anatomic, bacteriologic and serologic findings in laying hens from small neighborhood flocks with salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 infection].two small free range flocks with 32 hens, whose salmonella enteritidis contaminated eggs caused salmonellosis in man, were investigated for localisation of the agent. salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 was isolated from 12 of 32 hens (37.5%). eight hens (25%) harbored the bacterium in the ovary and/or the oviduct. the rapid slide agglutination test with salmonella pullorum-antigen revealed 21 positive hens (66%). all eight hens with salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 in the reproductive tract ...19912047834
comparative and interactive in vivo effects of tumor necrosis factor alpha and endotoxin.a comparative and interactive analysis of the effects of tumor necrosis factor alpha (tnf) and endotoxin (etx) on selected hemodynamic and glucoregulatory alterations was performed in conscious, unrestrained, adult male holtzman rats. rats with indwelling carotid artery and jugular vein cannulae were administered intravenous (i.v.) bolus injections of either (1) etx at 1.55 or 30 mg/kg; (2) tnf at 0.1, 0.5, or 1.0 mg/kg; or (3) tnf plus etx as a low dose co-treatment at 0.1 mg/kg plus 1.55 mg/kg ...19912049814
numbers of salmonella enteritidis in the contents of naturally contaminated hens' eggs.over 5700 hens eggs from 15 flocks naturally infected with salmonella enteritidis were examined individually for the presence of the organism in either egg contents or on shells. thirty-two eggs (0.6%) were positive in the contents. in the majority, levels of contamination were low. three eggs, however, were found to contain many thousands of cells. in eggs where it was possible to identify the site of contamination, the albumen was more frequently positive than the yolk. storage at room tempera ...19912050203
mechanism of nitrofuran resistance in salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 and interpretation of nitrofuran susceptibility tests.the mechanism of nitrofuran resistance in salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 was studied. nitrofuran reductase activity was inversely related to the furazolidone mic for the organism. strains with low-level nitrofuran resistance, typically found in almost all isolates of s. enteritidis pt4, had intermediate nitrofuran reductase activity. disc diffusion tests with furazolidone, 15 or 50 micrograms discs, and nitrofurantoin, 50 or 300 micrograms discs, failed to distinguish reliably between susce ...19912050594
serological analysis for antibodies to s enteritidis. 19912053269
update: salmonella enteritidis infections and shell eggs--united states, 1990. 19912054850
epidemiology of nontyphoidal salmonella bacteremia during the human immunodeficiency virus epidemic.to assess the impact of the human immunodeficiency virus epidemic on nontyphoidal salmonella septicemia and to identify risk factors for this infection, national laboratory-based salmonella surveillance data and aids case reports were analyzed. among 25- to 49-year-old men in states with a high incidence of aids, the proportion of salmonella isolates reported from blood increased from 2.8% in 1978-1982 to 14.2% in 1983-1987, with substantial increases for serotypes enteritidis and typhimurium. o ...19912056220
[spinal epidural abscess caused by salmonella enteritidis]. 19912056795
salmonella enteritidis gastroenteritis transmitted by intact chicken eggs.to determine the source and to describe the clinical importance of a large outbreak of salmonella enteritidis gastroenteritis in tennessee, which is outside the geographic focus of the s. enteritidis pandemic.19912058873
sepsis in the young rat: maternal milk protects during cecal ligation and puncture sepsis but not during endotoxemia.cecal ligation and puncture (clp) sepsis and the impact of maternal milk were studied in young rats from 10 to 28 days of age. ten- and 14-day-old rats were highly resistant to clp; 24 hr survival was 90% and 97%, respectively. however, survival decreased to 55% and 30%, respectively, in 21- and 28-day-old rats. no differences in plasma glucose and lactate were seen in rats from 10 to 18 days of age, but 21-day-old rats became significantly hypoglycemic and hyperlacticacidemic after clp. in rats ...19912065440
variability of protection against different strains induced by a culture filtrate (cf) obtained from salmonella enteritidis.cross-protective ability against the challenge of different strains of culture filtrate (cf) obtained from salmonella enteritidis was investigated. immunization with cf from various smooth strains with the exception of strain 3551 which is a rough strain of s. enteritidis induced protective immunity against challenge with strains 2547 and 116m. however, when strains 2822, 3551 and 3975 were used as the challenge strain, no protective effect was observed. the agglutination titers against whole ce ...19902074370
[a case of bacteremia due to salmonella enteritidis in healthy man].although bacteremia caused by non-typhoidal salmonella is frequently observed in immunocompromised hosts, it is rare to find this condition in healthy subjects. in this report, we present a case of bacteremia due to salmonella enteritidis detected in a healthy man. a 59-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a fifty-day history of fever on may 18, 1985. on admission, he showed no symptoms except high body temperature (38.8 degrees c). in the laboratory data, c-reactive protein was 3+, wh ...19902074375
severe salmonellosis related to oral administration of anti-diarrhoeal drugs.infection with non-typhoidal salmonellae usually causes a self-limiting dysenteric illness. several factors are known to increase the propensity to invasive disease--with its related sequelae. we present four previously healthy patients who had none of the recognised risk factors but developed salmonella infection with a severe and protracted illness. common to each of these patients was the pre-hospital oral administration of anti-diarrhoeal drugs.19902077650
[molecular biologic methods for epidemiological precision characterization of disease agents using salmonella enteritidis from poultry as an example].the principles of molecular biological methods for epidemiological investigation of infectious bacteria are described. they were applied for differentiating s. enteritidis isolates originating from poultry. among the methods described are the determination of the chromosomal dna fingerprints (brenda), the methods of multilocus enzyme electrophoresis, plasmid profiles, and the outer membrane protein as well as lipopolysaccharide pattern. it turned out, that s. enteritidis strains isolated before ...19902078186
[hospital outbreak of salmonellosis with secondary cases].food poisoning by salmonella in hospitals and other health care centers is not uncommon and occasionally results in high mortality rates. we report an outbreak of food poisoning that took place in june 1987 in a hospital. a staff relay was primarily affected, with an attack rate of 59.3%. the mean incubation period was 31.2 hours. the epidemiological evidence pointed to a rice with milk served as a dessert as the transmitting vehicle, although the contamination source could not be identified. su ...19902082107
partial purification and characterization of low molecular weight antigens of salmonella enteritidis 11rx.sephadex g100 chromatography and preparative sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (sds-page) using 16% polyacrylamide gels were used for the partial purification of 16-18 kda proteins able to stimulate salmonella enteritidis 11rx-primed t cells of (balb/c x c57bl/6j)f1 mice. a soluble antigen (ag) extract of s. enteritidis 11rx (s11rx) was used as the starting material for purification for two reasons. first, s11rx had been previously shown to induce in vitro proliferation of ...19902083952
[clinical characteristics of the outbreak of salmonella infection caused by salmonella enteritidis].the data are presented on an outbreak of salmonellosis induced by s. enteritidis. gastrointestinal symptoms were recorded in 97.8% of 90 patients, 2.2% of them developed a generalized form. the disease ran a moderate course in 84.5% and a severe course in 2.2% of the patients majority of whom suffered from intoxication and dehydration. the therapeutic response was achieved upon rehydration treatment with crystalloid solutions.19902084343
[cutaneous abscesses caused by salmonella]. 19902090225
rrna gene restriction patterns and plasmid analysis as a tool for typing salmonella enteritidis.we have evaluated the usefulness of ribosomal rna gene restriction patterns and of plasmid analysis for the typing of salmonella serotype enteritidis isolates. strains were isolated from single patients excreting the organism for up to about 4 months, as well as from clusters of patients who had probably been exposed to the same source of infection. the sensitivity of ribosomal dna (rdna) analysis was dependent on the restriction enzyme used; of 14 different enzymes, only smai and sphi showed di ...19902092366
asymptomatic salmonellosis in healthy adult horses. 19902094454
vaccination of chickens with a salmonella enteritidis aroa live oral salmonella vaccine.a mouse-virulent strain of salmonella enteritidis, se795 (ld50 less than 10 organisms for mice), was non-virulent for 12-day-old chickens given 10(6) cfu intravenously; the organisms were cleared from liver and spleen by day 14 as measured by direct plating and by day 21 by enrichment. an se795aroa mutant, cu58, was also cleared from liver and spleen by day 14 after intravenous inoculation of 10(7) cfu. day-old chicks vaccinated orally with either one dose of 10(9) cu58 at 1 day of age, 10(7) at ...19902097493
influence of fructose 1,6-diphosphate on the lung antioxidant defenses of mice with endotoxemia. 19902097656
[the efficacy of epidemic control measures in eliminating a salmonellosis outbreak]. 19902097841
serological analysis of chicken flocks for antibodies to salmonella enteritidis. 19902099766
[bacteremia and fungemia in patients with aids. study of 56 episodes].we report 56 episodes of bacteremia and fungemia in 45 patients (23%) out of overall 193 cases of aids. 41% of the isolates were gram-negative bacilli, with a predominance of salmonella enteritidis (30%), most of them community-acquired. gram-positive cocci (18 episodes) were hospital-acquired in 61%, with a predominance of staphylococcus sp (10 cases). mycobacteria and cryptococcus neoformans were isolated in 8 patients. 88.8% of our patients with cryptococcosis (8/9) had positive blood culture ...19902099855
[foci of outbreaks of food poisoning and intestinal infections in poland 1945-1989].this paper is a comparative study on epidemiological data compiled from papers of intestinal infections and intoxications in poland during the years 45-89. the following criteria were applied: kind of food as vehicle of infection/intoxication in outbreaks; place of appearance of outbreaks; bacterial aetiological agents of cases and serotypes of salmonella as causative agent in outbreaks. the number and percentage of outbreaks and cases in outbreaks were analyzed. most cases and outbreaks were co ...19902100813
immunity induced by live attenuated salmonella vaccines.studies on the degree and specificity of protection conferred by immunization with aroa salmonella live vaccines in balb/c mice are described. animals were immunized i.v. and challenged orally 3 months later to ensure that the vaccine had been cleared from the tissues. vaccination with salmonella typhimurium aroa sl3261 conferred very good protection against virulent s. typhimurium c5 (over 10,000 x ld50). the specificity of cross protection was studied using s. typhimurium, salmonella enteritid ...19902101466
vaccination of chickens with aroa and other mutants of salmonella typhimurium and s. enteritidis. 19902101474
[acute gastroenteritis: a prospective study of 445 cases].four hundred and fourty-five adult patients suffering acute gastroenteritis (ag) seen at the emergency ward of two hospitals in barcelona, have been studied. the aim of this work was to analyze the cause of ag in our community and to evaluate the utility of the biologic and clinical criteria chosen as indicators of bacteremia or of ag produced by invasive microorganisms. stool culture was positive in 157 patients (35%) of which 140 were salmonella sp. the most frequently isolated serotype was s. ...19902102531
differential priming for endotoxin-induced circulating cytokine production by tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin 1 beta.in unprimed mice, a single injection of a non-lethal dose of lipopolysaccharide (lps) produced a rise in tumor necrosis factor (tnf) and interleukin 6 (il 6) activities. peak serum concentrations were attained, respectively, 1.5 hr and 2.5 hr after the challenge. pretreatment with recombinant human tnf-alpha (rhutnf) had a priming effect for enhanced production of both serum cytokines without any change in kinetics. the enhancement was more pronounced in the tnf (15-fold) than in the il 6 (4-fol ...19902103335
[rhabdomyolysis associated with salmonella enteritidis infection]. 19902103777
update: salmonella enteritidis infections and grade a shell eggs--united states, 1989. 19902104555
effect of murine recombinant interferon-gamma in the protection of mice against salmonella.the ability of recombinant murine (rmu) interferon (ifn)-gamma to activate anti-salmonella-activity in normal mice and beige mutant (bg/bg) mice with chediak-higashi syndrome (chs) was examined. previous intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of rmuifn-gamma (10(4) u per mouse) significantly hindered the bacterial growth in the peritoneal cavities, spleens and livers of the mice after the i.p. infection with salmonella enteritidis no. 11 strain. it was also effective on the beige mice that have phagoc ...19902105915
endotoxin-induced procoagulant activity, eicosanoid synthesis, and tumor necrosis factor production by rat peritoneal macrophages: effect of endotoxin tolerance and glucan.macrophages release pro-inflammatory substances that may augment intravascular coagulopathy associated with endotoxemia. in the present study, the effect of salmonella enteritidis endotoxin on expression of procoagulant activity (pca), eicosanoid metabolism, and production of tumor necrosis factor (tnf) by rat peritoneal macrophages was determined. endotoxin induced significant dose-dependent increases in the concentrations of immunoreactive (i) thromboxane b2 (txb2), 6-ketoprostaglandin f1 alph ...19902113440
acute phase responses after acute liver injury by partial hepatectomy in rats as indicators of cytokine release.the purpose of this study was to support the hypothesis that cytokines such as interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-6 are released by macrophages or monocytes within 1 to 2 hr of phagocytosis of circulating, gut-derived bacterial lipopolysaccharide translocated by acute liver injury. time courses of fever, neutrophilia and low blood-zinc levels generally attributed to cytokines were quantified after partial (67%) hepatectomy of rats under ether anesthesia. these acute phase respo ...19902114349
altered responses to modulators of guanine nucleotide binding protein activity in endotoxin tolerance.the effects of cholera toxin or pertussis toxin and nonhydrolyzable gtp analogs on salmonella enteritidis endotoxin stimulation of itxb2 and i6-keto-pgf1 alpha synthesis in control and endotoxin tolerant rat peritoneal macrophages were determined. pretreatment with pertussis toxin alone had no effect on basal macrophage itxb2 or i6-keto-pgf1 alpha production, but pertussis toxin (0.1, 1.0 and 10 ng/ml) significantly inhibited endotoxin-stimulated itxb2 and i6-keto-pgf1 alpha synthesis. pretreatm ...19902118385
survival of pathogenic microorganisms in an egg-nog-like product containing 7% ethanol.a liquor consisting of whole egg, saccharose (25% w/v) and ethanol (7.0% w/v) was artificially contaminated with salmonella enteritidis, s. typhimurium, staphylococcus aureus (three different strains), bacillus cereus and listeria monocytogenes. after 3 weeks of incubation at 22 degrees c the numbers of salmonella, s. aureus and l. monocytogenes decreased more than 3 log10 units. under such conditions, however, the total number of microorganisms increased 3 log10 units. at 4 degrees c the decrea ...19902118795
the role of ifn-gamma in the pathology of experimental endotoxemia.proinflammatory cytokines provoked by circulating bacterial lps mediate many of the destructive host responses characteristic of septic shock. to determine if the lymphokine ifn-gamma has a similar pathogenic role during endotoxic shock, mice were pretreated with murine rifn-gamma (rmuifn-gamma) at various times relative to challenge with salmonella enteritidis lps. subsequent mortality was increased when rmuifn-gamma was administered before or up to 4 h after endotoxin challenge. pretreatment w ...19902120341
update: salmonella enteritidis infections and shell eggs--united states, 1990.from january through october 1990, state health departments reported 49 outbreaks of salmonella enteritidis (se) in the united states to cdc. this report summarizes three se outbreaks in 1990 that were associated with shell eggs.19902123514
antimicrobial spectrum of lignin-related pine cone extracts of pinus parviflora sieb. et zucc.pine cones of pinus parviflora sieb., et zucc, were extracted successively with 5% nahco3, 3% nh4oh, 1% naoh and 4% naoh, and the extracts were tested for ability to induce antimicrobial activity in mice infected with staphylococcal aureus. escherichia coli, pseudomonas aeruginosa, klebsiella pneumoniae, candida albicans, or salmonella enteritidis. these alkaline extracts were potent against the first 5 of these strains of microorganisms, and the activity was recovered mostly from their acid-pre ...19902129479
salmonella osteomyelitis with epidural abscess. a case report with review of osteomyelitis in children with sickle cell anemia.neurologic complications of sickle cell anemia are most commonly ischemic strokes secondary to sludging in cerebral arterioles. we, therefore, report a case of progressive paraparesis in a child with sickle cell anemia which was initially thought to be secondary to a spinal cord ischemic event. further diagnostics demonstrated that the neurologic deficits were secondary to salmonella osteomyelitis and an epidural abscess, compressing the upper thoracic spinal cord at the t6 level. the diagnostic ...19902134744
distribution of salmonella enteritidis phage-types in poland in 1981-1990.the occurrence of s. enteritidis phage types in poland during the years 1981-1990 was examined. the strains were isolated from man, animals, and from food-stuffs. the majority of strains belongs to the phage types 7 and 1. the comparison with the phage-types isolated in 1970-1975 in poland is done. the stability of the phage types in reported outbreaks is considered.19902135918
[group infection caused by salmonella enteritidis]. 19902139508
[trends in the development of the epidemic process in salmonellosis caused by salmonella typhimurium and salmonella enteritidis].the dynamics and structure of the epidemic process of salmonella infections among the population of perm in 1983-1988 was studied and the results of evaluation of antibiotic resistance of the dominating salmonella species analyzed. the study revealed that a decrease in salmonellosis morbidity caused by s. typhimurium was associated with a limited circulation of anthroponotic (antibiotic-resistant) variants of salmonellae and a relative increase in the proportion of zoonotic (antibiotic-sensitive ...19902143616
serological detection of experimental salmonella enteritidis infections in laying hens.the antibody response of laying hens to experimental salmonella enteritidis infection was evaluated in microagglutination, tube agglutination, and rapid whole-blood plate agglutination assays. hens of three different ages were infected by either oral inoculation or horizontal contact transmission. blood was collected at weekly intervals, and the presence of specific antibodies was assessed by reaction with antigens prepared from strains of s. enteritidis and s. pullorum. the sensitivity of detec ...19902146944
laboratory assessment of protection given by an experimental salmonella enteritidis pt4 inactivated, adjuvant vaccine.an experimental inactivated salmonella enteritidis pt4 vaccine, containing 10(11) cfu/ml and 50 per cent oil adjuvant, was used in laboratory vaccination trials in chickens. a single subcutaneous vaccination at three weeks or two vaccinations at three and six weeks old provided good protection against challenge with 10(9) cfu or 10(8) cfu of virulent organisms administered intramuscularly or intravenously at five and eight weeks old, respectively. the degree of protection was assessed according ...19902151002
[nontropical myositis due to salmonella]. 19902151727
correlation of the extravascular pharmacokinetics of azithromycin with in-vivo efficacy in models of localized infection.infection models were used to clarify the roles of serum and extravascular concentrations in the in-vivo efficacy observed with azithromycin. in-vivo experiments were designed to give serum concentrations well below the mic and tissue levels generally above the mic at time of challenge and during the course of infection. the efficacy of azithromycin against a salmonella enteritidis oral challenge (a tissue-associated infection model) in mice correlated directly with azithromycin liver levels, bu ...19902154439
in vitro effect of actinomycin d on human neutrophil function.the effect of actinomycin d (act-d) on human neutrophil chemotaxis, chemiluminescence (cl), superoxide (o2-) production, phagocytic uptake, and intracellular bacterial killing has been examined. the viability of the act-d-treated neutrophils was 98% even at a concentration of 10 micrograms/ml for 4 hr. using fmlp as the chemotactic factor, depressed chemotaxis was demonstrated following act-d (1-10 micrograms/ml) pretreatment of neutrophils as compared with the non-treated controls. similar act- ...19902161998
effect of leukotriene receptor antagonists on vascular permeability during endotoxic shock.evidence has accumulated that sulfidopeptide leukotrienes are significant pathogenic mediators of certain hematologic and hemodynamic sequelae of endotoxic shock. in the present study, the effects of a selective ltd4/e4 receptor antagonist, ly171883 (ly), or a selective ltd4 receptor antagonist, skf-104353 (skf), were assessed on splanchnic and pulmonary localization of 99mtechnetium-labeled human serum albumin (99mtc-hsa) in acute endotoxic shock in the rat. dynamic gamma camera imaging of hear ...19902175680
induction of infertility in female rats after active immunization with 24 kd antigens from rat testes.a unique polyvalent antiserum against whole washed human sperm was used previously to identify groups of antigens on spermatozoa. the antiserum, designated as antiserum i, recognized a 40 kd antigen in human sperm extracts. antiserum i caused agglutination of human sperm and prevented interaction of mouse sperm and oocytes. this serum also recognized a band of 24 kd in rat testicular cytosol. in the present study this group of 24 kd proteins was used as an antigen preparation to actively immuniz ...19902179141
salmonella hazard increases in europe. 19902179177
clinical application of novel sample processing technology for the identification of salmonellae by using dna probes.two hundred and fifty clinical fecal specimens collected over a 7-month period were analyzed for the presence of salmonellae by a rapid dna hybridization procedure. hybridizations were performed by using a novel specimen processing protocol called wicking and a previously unreported 1,600-base-pair probe cloned from salmonella enteritidis dna. the probe was shown to be reactive with all 70 salmonella serotypes tested and not reactive with 101 stock strains of other enteric bacteria. southern ana ...19902179255
detection of salmonella. 19902180197
s enteritidis infection in pheasants. 19902180198
egg yolk antibody detection in identification of salmonella infected poultry. 19902180200
immunisation of laying hens against salmonella enteritidis with live attenuated vaccines. 19902181778
viability of salmonella spp and indicator microorganisms in seawater using membrane diffusion chambers.diffusion chambers with polycarbonate membrane-filter side walls were used to study the comparative survival of fecal indicators (escherichia coli and streptococcus faecalis) and enteric pathogens (salmonella enteritidis, s. postdam, s. typhimurium, s. london and s. infantis) in natural seawater. it was observed that the percentages of sublethal injury increased with exposure to the marine environment, and that these environmental injuries depended on the microorganism considered. a large propor ...19902181926
nitrofurantoin resistance in isolates of salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 from poultry and humans.all 38 isolates of salmonella enteritidis phage type (pt) 4 from chickens and 86 of 89 isolates from human patients were resistant to nitrofurantoin. resistance to other agents was rare. thirteen of 16 isolates of s. enteritidis other than pt4 were nitrofurantoin-resistant, and resistance to other agents was slightly more common than with isolates of pt4. only one third of 83 isolates of other salmonella serotypes were nitrofurantoin-resistant, but resistance to other agents was more common and ...19902184161
in vivo endotoxin and il-1 potentiate insulin secretion in pancreatic islets.this study evaluated the in vivo effects of endotoxin and interleukin 1 (il-1) on in vitro insulin secretion from perfused rat pancreases and isolated pancreatic islets. glucose-induced insulin secretion was potentiated in pancreases obtained from rats 3 h after endotoxin or 30 min after il-1. studies using isolated pancreatic islets indicated that islet sensitivity to glucose was increased by either endotoxin or il-1 to a similar extent, but there was no effect of endotoxin or il-1 on the maxim ...19902184682
frequency of salmonella typhimurium the year after a massive outbreak.in 1985, illinois experienced a large milkborne outbreak of salmonella typhimurium with over 16,000 cases. during this year, 49.4% of united states and 86.4% of illinois salmonellae were s. typhimurium. in 1986, 1133 microbiologically confirmed and serotyped cases of salmonellosis were reported in the city of chicago, comprising 37% of the 3034 cases reported for the state of illinois. the most frequent serotypes were s. typhimurium (21.3%), salmonella heidelberg (18.2%), salmonella enteritidis ...19902184983
salmonella control program introduced. 19902185203
cluster of antibiotic-resistant salmonella enteritidis infections in the central african republic.salmonella enteritidis strains which are multiply resistant to antimicrobial agents were isolated from the blood of 12 patients hospitalized at the institut pasteur of bangui, central african republic, during a 4.5-month period. the lack of gas production in kligler-hajna medium initially suggested salmonella typhi, but isolates were confirmed as unusual s. enteritidis strains. the occurrence of these unique strains in an unusual site of infection may indicate an epidemic due to an unusually inv ...19902185263
endotoxin-induced plasma exudation in guinea-pig airways in vivo and the effect of neutrophil depletion.the contribution of neutrophils to the action of endotoxin on plasma exudation in the airways of anaesthetized guinea-pigs was quantified by measuring the extravasation of evans blue dye. endotoxin (salmonella enteritidis) caused a dose-dependent increase in microvascular leakage to evans blue dye which was maximal after 25 min (p less than 0.05). the minimum dose tested that induced a significant rise in leakage was 1.5 mg.kg-1 for "central" intrapulmonary airways (ipa); 4.5 mg.kg-1 for trachea ...19902187707
growth of salmonellas in intact shell eggs: influence of storage temperature. 19902188413
resistance of essential fatty acid-deficient rats to endotoxin-induced increases in vascular permeability.resistance to endotoxin in essential fatty acid-deficient (efad) rats is associated with reduced synthesis of certain arachidonic acid metabolites. it was hypothesized that efad rats would manifest decreased vascular permeability changes during endotoxemia as a consequence of reduced arachidonic acid metabolism. to test this hypothesis, changes in hematocrit (hct) and mesenteric localization rate of technetium-labeled human serum albumin (99mtc-hsa) and red blood cells (99mtc-rbc) were assessed ...19902188748
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