"CLINICAL AND LABORATORY FEATURES OF SALMONELLA INFECTION IN CHILDREN"

The article discusses the etiological structure, clinical and laboratory features of the course of salmonellosis in children under the age of three years, revealed significant differences in the duration, severity of the course and severity of the main clinical manifestations in salmonellosis caused by S. Typhimurium and S. Enteritidis. In salmonellosis caused by S. Typhimurium, a severe and undulating course, hemocolitis, atopic dermatitis, increased ESR, re-isolation of Salmonella in a control study and seeding of opportunistic microflora were significantly more often noted, the duration of the disease and the time of stool normalization were significantly higher.