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==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
Treatment of salmonellosis is often symptomatic, with electrolyte replacement and rehydration. Mild cases of salmonelloses usually resolve within 5 to 7 days. Patients with severe cases of the disease may require [[rehydration]], often with [[intravenous fluids]]. [[Antibiotic]] treatment is not indicated, unless the patient becomes severely [[dehydrated]] or septicemia occurs.<ref name=WHO>{{cite web | title = Salmonella (non-typhoidal) | url = http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs139/en/ }}</ref> | Treatment of salmonellosis is often symptomatic, with electrolyte replacement and rehydration. Mild cases of salmonelloses usually resolve within 5 to 7 days. Patients with severe cases of the disease may require [[rehydration]], often with [[intravenous fluids]]. [[Antibiotic]] treatment is not indicated, unless the patient becomes severely [[dehydrated]] or septicemia occurs.<ref name=WHO>{{cite web | title = Salmonella (non-typhoidal) | url = http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs139/en/ }}</ref> | ||
Salmonellosis commonly presents with unspecific gastrointestinal symptoms, such as [[diarrhea]], [[fever]], and [[abdominal pain]]. Antibiotic treatment of infectious diarrhea is considered controversial because: | |||
*Symptoms may be caused by different types of enteric pathogens, which makes the initial treatment of severe cases often "empiric" | |||
*Antibiotic treatment of non-typhoidal salmonellosis prolongs shedding of the bacteria in feces. | |||
==Antibiotic Therapy== | ==Antibiotic Therapy== | ||
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Medical Therapy
Treatment of salmonellosis is often symptomatic, with electrolyte replacement and rehydration. Mild cases of salmonelloses usually resolve within 5 to 7 days. Patients with severe cases of the disease may require rehydration, often with intravenous fluids. Antibiotic treatment is not indicated, unless the patient becomes severely dehydrated or septicemia occurs.[1]
Salmonellosis commonly presents with unspecific gastrointestinal symptoms, such as diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain. Antibiotic treatment of infectious diarrhea is considered controversial because:
- Symptoms may be caused by different types of enteric pathogens, which makes the initial treatment of severe cases often "empiric"
- Antibiotic treatment of non-typhoidal salmonellosis prolongs shedding of the bacteria in feces.