Salmonella Virchow infection in an infant transmitted by household dogs

A 4-month-old male infant manifested diarrhea and Salmonella Virchow was is olated from his stool. The pathogen was repeatedly isolated from the infant over one month despite three regimens of treatment with antibiotics, to wh ich the isolate was sensitive. Three household dogs were kept in his home a nd S. Virchow was isolated from two of them. The infant was admitted to hos pital and was treated with antibiotic, then thr pathogen was finally elimin ated. Antibiotic sensitivity pattern and PFGE pattern produced by restricti on enzyme Xba I of the isolate from the infant was completely similar to th ose of the isolates from the dogs. The above findings indicated that the pr esent S. Virchow infection in the infant was transmitted by the household d ogs.