Volume 21, Number 6—June 2015
Letter
Salmonella enterica Paratyphi A Infections in Travelers Returning from Cambodia, United States
Michael Judd
, Julian Grass, Eric D. Mintz, Amelia Bicknese, and Barbara Mahon
, Julian Grass, Eric D. Mintz, Amelia Bicknese, and Barbara Mahon
Table
Characteristics of patients with Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi A infection returning to the United States from Southeast Asia, NTPFS, 2013–2014*
| Characteristic | Cambodia only, n = 8 | Cambodia and other countries in Southeast. Asia, n = 5† | Other countries in Southeast. Asia only, n = 6‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel history§ | |||
| Reason for travel, no (%) | |||
| Business | 1 (14) | 0 | 3 (60) |
| Tourism | 0 | 3 (60) | 3 (60) |
| Visiting friends and relatives | 7 (100) | 3 (60) | 0 |
| Missionary work | 0 | 1 (20) | 0 |
| Immigration | 0 | 0 | 1 (17) |
| Unknown | 1 (<1) | 0 | 0 |
| Demographics | |||
| Age, y, median (range) | 23 (9–50) | 21 (18–59) | 39 (25–52) |
| Female sex, no. (%) | 5 (63) | 4 (80) | 4 (67) |
| Clinical | |||
| Hospitalized, no. (%) | 6 (75) | 3 (60) | 2 (33) |
| No. days, median (range) | 7 (2–10) | 6 (4–7) | 3 (1–4) |
| Recovered, no. (%) | 8 (100) | 5 (100) | 6 (100) |
| Specimen source, no. (%) | |||
| Blood | 7 (88) | 4 (80) | 4 (67) |
| Feces | 1 (12) | 1 (20) | 2 (33) |
*Cases occurring in 2014, especially later in the year, might not yet have been reported to NTPFS. NTPFS, National Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever Surveillance system.
†In addition to Cambodia, patients also visited Vietnam (2 patients) and Laos (1 patient).
‡Other countries in Southeast Asia included Indonesia (4 patients) and Thailand (2 patients).
§Of patients with known reason for travel. Some patients listed multiple reasons.
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