TY - JOUR T1 - An epidemic of gastro-enteritis in West Lothian JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 293 LP - 296 VL - 30 IS - 214 AU - E. M. Melville Y1 - 1980/05/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/30/214/293.abstract N2 - This article describes an epidemic of gastro-enteritis due to Salmonella typhimurium in a semi-rural practice. Methods of investigation and control of the outbreak are outlined, clinical features are described, and management of 97 patients discussed. Attention is drawn to the prolonged carrier state which may occur, and to the possible hazards of antibiotic therapy. ER -