SALMONELLA

Question 1

What kind of pathogen is Salmonella?

Answer 1

Bacteria

Question 2

Is Salmonella gram positive or gram negative?

Answer 2

Gram negative

Question 3

What would Salmonella look like on a microscope slide?

Answer 3

Pink rods

Question 4

Is Salmonella anaerobic or aerobic?

Answer 4

Aerobic (O2)

Question 5

What is a strain of Salmonella?

Answer 5

Salmonella enterica

Question 6

What is the reservoir of Salmonella?

Answer 6

-Foodborne (stool contamination): Meat, salads, eggs, poultry

*One of the most common gastroenteritis infections

Question 7

Who is more at risk for developing a Salmonella infection?

Answer 7

High risk in young <5 and old >50 patients, immunocompromised

Question 8

Can you have Salmonella and not present with infection symptoms?

Answer 8

YES, you can be a chronic carrier of Salmonella and not have any symptoms which may cause spread of the disease unknowingly

Question 9

How could a Salmonella infection present?

Answer 9

-Acute gastroenteritis: NON-BLOODY diarrhea and cramps

-Mesenteric adenitis: swollen stomach and lymph nodes caused by inflammation of mesenteric fold in abdomen

-Bacteremia may occur in immunosuppressed patients, bone/vascular involvement

-Reiter’s syndrome: reactive arthritis, conjunctivitis (pink eye), urethritis (inflammation of urethra)

-Meningitis may occur in infants

-Bone-osteomyelitis/Septic arthritis

-Vascular aortits/graft infections

Question 10

What is the treatment for Salmonella infection?

Answer 10

Mild infection: no antibiotics, rehydration

Severe infection:
-Ceftriaxone
-Ciprofloxacin
-Azithromycin
-Bactrim