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During an outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium food poisoning in September 1983, in Sydney, 10 affected subjects were admitted to the same hospital. On admission to hospital, all patients were severely dehydrated; two patients developed acute tubular necrosis, while a third patient had myopericarditis. Bacteraemia was confirmed in two patients, in one of whom no organisms were isolated from stool cultures. Antibiotic agents were administered to all patients, because of the unusually severe nature of the infection. This outbreak illustrates that salmonella gastroenteritis, although usually fairly mild and self-limiting, can be a virulent disease resulting in serious complications. Appropriate management should include careful initial assessment of suspected cases, vigorous correction of fluid and electrolyte disturbances, and judicious use of antibiotic agents when bacteraemia or severe toxaemic features are present.
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PMID:Salmonella food poisoning. 648 57

Presented here are three cases of acute cardiac disease (myocarditis, myopericarditis, and acute atrial fibrillation) associated with Campylobacter jejuni infection, followed by a review of the corresponding literature. Since Campylobacter jejuni is the most common cause of human bacterial enteritis in developed countries, these cases emphasize the importance of keeping cardiac complications in mind when treating patients with acute gastroenteritis due to this pathogen.
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PMID:Three cases of cardiac complications associated with Campylobacter jejuni infection and review of the literature. 1616 38

Two cases of myopericarditis associated with Campylobacter jejuni infection in male adolescents are presented. C. jejuni is the most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide; however, cardiac complications are rare, even in adults. To our knowledge, these are the first reported cases of campylobacter-related myopericarditis in adolescents.
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PMID:Campylobacter jejuni infection associated with myopericarditis in adolescents: report of two cases. 1939 Aug 62

Myopericarditis is an infrequent complication of acute diarrheal illness due to Campylobacter jejuni, and it has been mainly reported in developed nations. The first case detected in Chile--an upper-middle income country--that is coincidental with the increasing importance of acute gastroenteritis associated to this pathogen, is described. Recognition of this agent in stools requires special laboratory techniques not widely available, and it was suspected when a young patient presented with acute diarrhea, fever, and chest pain combined with electrocardiogram (EKG) abnormalities and elevated myocardial enzymes. C. jejuni myopericarditis can easily be suspected but its detection requires dedicated laboratory techniques.
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PMID:A case of myopericarditis associated to Campylobacter jejuni infection in the southern hemisphere. 2272