Study on the Incidence of Salmonella Infection in Patients with Carcinoma Gall Bladder

Abstract

Objectives This study was conducted to study the association of salmonella infection with carcinoma gall bladder. Materials and Method A total of 36 radiologically or histologically proven cases of Carcinoma Gall Bladder were included in the study and their thorough clinical history was taken and WIDAL titres were recorded using the ‘Stained Salmonella’ Antigen set. Results The ratio of male to females among salmonella positive and salmonella negative patient were 1:3 & 1:2.2 respectively.