Salmonellosis
| Salmonellosis | |
|---|---|
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| Electron micrograph showing Salmonella typhimurium (red) invading cultured human cells | |
| Medical specialty | Infectious disease |
| Symptoms | Diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, vomiting[1] |
| Complications | Reactive arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome[2] |
| Usual onset | 0.5–3 days post exposure[1] |
| Duration | 4–7 days[1] |
| Types | Typhoidal, nontyphoidal[1] |
| Causes | Salmonella[1] |
| Risk factors | Old, young, weak immune system, bottle feeding, proton pump inhibitors[1] |
| Diagnostic method | Stool test, blood tests[3][1] |
| Differential diagnosis | Other types of gastroenteritis[2] |
| Prevention | Proper preparation and cooking of food and supervising contact between young children and pets[4] |
| Treatment | Fluids by mouth, intravenous fluids, antibiotics[1] |
| Frequency | 1.35 million non–typhoidal cases per year (US)[1] |
| Deaths | 90,300 (2015)[5] |
Salmonellosis is an infection caused by bacteria of the Salmonella type.[1] It is mostly known as food poisoning (though the name refers to foodborne illness in general). In humans, the most common symptoms are diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, and vomiting.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Salmonella". www.cdc.gov. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hald, T. (2013-07-31). Advances in microbial food safety: 2. Pathogen update: Salmonella. Elsevier Inc. Chapters. ISBN 978-0-12-808960-6.
- ↑ "Salmonella Infections". medlineplus.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
- ↑ "Salmonella (non-typhoidal)". www.who.int. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
- ↑ Wang, Haidong; Naghavi, Mohsen; Allen, Christine; Barber, Ryan M; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A; Carter, Austin; Casey, Daniel C; Charlson, Fiona J; Chen, Alan Zian; Coates, Matthew M; Coggeshall, Megan (October 8, 2016). "Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015". The Lancet. 388 (10053): 1459–1544. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31012-1. PMC 5388903. PMID 27733281.
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