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Salmonellosis Including Enteric Fever.

Farah Naz Qamar¹, Wajid Hussain¹, Sonia Qureshi¹

¹Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, P.O Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.

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Salmonella bacteria cause illness through contaminated food and water. Extensive drug-resistant Salmonella typhi poses a significant threat, necessitating preventive measures like vaccination and improved sanitation.

Keywords:

Enteric fever Salmonellosis XDR Typhoid

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Area of Science:

Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
Public Health

Background:

Salmonella, a gram-negative bacillus from the Enterobacteriaceae family, was identified in 1884.
Transmitted via contaminated food/water or direct contact, over 2500 serotypes exist, with fewer than 100 causing human infections.
Salmonella enterica serovar typhi (S. typhi) and Salmonella enterica serovar paratyphi (S. paratyphi) cause enteric fever; nontyphoidal Salmonella serotypes (NTS) cause diarrhea.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide an overview of Salmonella, focusing on its transmission, types, and associated diseases.
To highlight the challenges posed by extensive drug-resistant (XDR) S. typhi.
To emphasize essential preventive control measures for enteric fever.

Main Methods:

Literature review and synthesis of existing knowledge on Salmonella.
Analysis of Salmonella serotypes, disease manifestations, and transmission routes.
Discussion of diagnostic methods and treatment limitations for S. typhi.

Main Results:

Nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) typically cause self-limiting gastroenteritis.
Enteric fever, caused by S. typhi and S. paratyphi, is a severe systemic infection diagnosed via culture.
The emergence of XDR S. typhi has severely limited treatment options.

Conclusions:

Effective control of enteric fever requires a multi-faceted approach.
Preventive strategies include vaccination, sanitation improvements, food hygiene promotion, and carrier detection.
Addressing the challenge of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella is crucial for public health.