Salmonella isolation experience in the Pacific Basin region: a survey
Haddock, R.L.
Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 14(3): 399-402
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-1562 PMID: 6658509 Document Number: 212774
To determine if the unusually high incidence of salmonellosis reported on Guam for several years might be the result of more frequent bacteriologic examination of gastroenteritis/diarrhoea patient stool specimens, a survey of medical clinic and laboratory activities was undertaken among countries in the Pacific Basin Area. Survey results suggest that while Guam laboratories may be particularly proficient in isolating Salmonella organisms, the quantity of stool specimens examined could not account for the higher incidence of salmonellosis observed on the island.