Clinical features and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella gastroenteritis in children: A ten-year review

INTRODUCTIONSalmonella is a common organism, causing intestinal and extraintestinal infections among Thai children, especially infants, and leading to overwhelming antibiotic use. MATERIALS AND METHODSIn this retrospective review, data collected during 2006-2015 from the medical charts of patients with evidence of infection, caused by any Salmonella serogroup or clinical form, were examined. We aimed to assess the clinical manifestations, antibiotic susceptibility, and antibiotic use in children with Salmonella gastroenteritis over the ten years' period. RESULTSA total of 419 patients had non-typhoidal Salmonella infection. Four-hundred (95.5%) patients were diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis, which was common in children aged