Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Journal of Medical Sciences Trust
Abstract
Ten cases of gastroenteritis due to S. Wien were reported from a
tertiary care hospital in Mangalore, in the month of April 2008.
Biochemically, it resembles S. Paratyphi B or S. Typhimurium.
Serotyping was done at the Central Research Institute, Kasauli, to
confirm the identity. The food source is more likely to be chicken or
some poultry products. All the 10 cases recovered with symptomatic
treatment including antimicrobials like fluoroquinolones. To the best
of our knowledge, no documented report is available from India
regarding the prevalence of this organism in humans
