Abstract / Description of output
Three of 20 patients with primary hypogammaglobulinaemia developed Salmonella gastroenteritis. Two of them who also had low concentrations of serum IgG and pernicious anaemia were clinically septicaemic. Patients with primary hypogammaglobulinaemia have previously been thought not to be more susceptible to Salmonella infection but a combination of low gastric acidity and impaired humoral immunity may predispose them to such infection.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 241-5 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Infection |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - May 1986 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Adult
- Agammaglobulinemia
- Anemia, Pernicious
- Female
- Gastroenteritis
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin G
- Male
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
- Salmonella Infections
- Salmonella typhimurium