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Salmonella infection is diagnosed when a laboratory test detects Salmonella bacteria in a person’s stool (poop), body tissue, or fluids. Antibiotic treatment is recommended for: People with severe illness. People with a weakened immune system, such as from HIV infection or chemotherapy treatment.
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Antibiotics are NOT recommended for treating most patients...
- Diagnostic and Public Health Testing
Diagnosing Salmonella infection requires testing a specimen...
- Prevention
Don’t let Salmonella make you or your loved ones sick. Take...
- Additional Information
Every spring, the MMWR publishes a report of the incidence...
- Symptoms
Symptoms of Salmonella include diarrhea (can be bloody),...
- Clinical Overview of Salmonellosis
Laboratory testing is necessary to confirm a diagnosis of...
- Treatment
Antibiotics are sometimes used to treat severe intestinal...
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7 paź 2024 · Laboratory testing is necessary to confirm a diagnosis of salmonellosis, and is recommended when salmonellosis is suspected, especially if antibiotic treatment will be prescribed. Culture (e.g., stool, urine, blood) is the gold standard for diagnosis.
29 kwi 2022 · Salmonella infection is usually diagnosed based on signs and symptoms. Salmonella infection can be detected by testing a stool sample. However, most people have recovered from their symptoms by the time the test results return.
11 paź 2024 · Antibiotics are sometimes used to treat severe intestinal illness. They also are sometimes used to treat people at risk for severe illness. But the good news is that most people with Salmonella infection recover without needing to take antibiotics.
19 paź 2017 · What follow-up evaluations of stool specimens and nonstool tests should be performed in people with laboratory-confirmed pathogen-specific diarrhea who improve or respond to treatment, and in people who fail to improve or who have persistent diarrhea?
5 gru 2023 · Treatment includes fluid and electrolyte replacement; antibiotics are typically reserved for patients with severe or prolonged symptoms or risk factors for developing more severe disease, or extraintestinal complications.
The genus Salmonella is a frequent pathogen of humans, most commonly causing gastroenteritis but also causing systemic infections from bloodstream infection to meningitis when infecting a susceptible host. To complicate diagnostics…
