How Do You Get Nontyphoidal Salmonella?
Key Points Nontyphoidal Salmonella Infections Are Common and Result from Direct and Indirect Contact with Numerous Species of Infected Animals, the Foodstuffs...
- Nontyphoidal Salmonella infections are common and result from direct and indirect contact with numerous species of infected animals, the foodstuffs derived from them, and their excreta.
- Clinical syndromes include gastroenteritis, enteric fever, and focal infections; bacteremia occasionally occurs.
How is Nontyphoidal salmonella transmitted?
Salmonellosis in humans is generally contracted through the consumption of contaminated food of animal origin (mainly eggs, meat, poultry, and milk), although other foods, including green vegetables contaminated by manure, have been implicated in its transmission.
What causes Salmonella bacteremia?
Salmonella infection is usually caused by eating raw or undercooked meat, poultry, eggs or egg products. The incubation period ranges from several hours to two days. Most salmonella infections can be classified as stomach flu (gastroenteritis).
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