Salmonella Enteriditis

 

 

Epidemiology

 

Classification and Characteristics

 

Virulence Factors

 

Transmission and Infection

 

Salmonella is ususally acquired from poultry, eggs, unpasturized dairy products, amphibians/reptiles.

It has a high infectious load, meaning it is not often spread through the fecal-oral route.

 

Salmonella can grow either intra- or extra-cellularly, and may be found inside phagocytic cells.

 

Clinical Manifesations

 

Salmonella causes nausea, vomiting, non-bloody diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps

It can begin x-72 hours, and may last from 2 days- 1 week.

Infants less than 4 months of age, the elderly, and

 

Diagnosis

 

 

Treatment

 

Many enteric infections are treated, though patients may be made worse by antibiotic treatment if they have E coli O157 (huge HUS, likely due to massive VT shed).

Treatment of Salmonella with antibiotics may cause people to become chronic carriers of the disease, and as such treatment is avoided if possisble.

 

Public health must be notified