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Health Care Provider Information on Salmonellosis
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Required Disease Reporting
Clinical Features
Treatment
Required Disease Reporting
- Reporting Salmonellosis
Healthcare providers and clinical laboratories are required to report cases and suspect cases to the Minnesota Department of Health.
- Cases are subject to restriction on daycare attendance and food handling.
Clinical Features
- CDC: Salmonellosis Infections
Includes information about clinical features, transmission, trends, and more.
Treatment
- Salmonella infections often do not require treatment unless the patient becomes severely dehydrated or the infection spreads from the intestines.
- Persons with severe diarrhea may require rehydration, often with intravenous fluids.
- Antibiotics are not usually indicated unless the infection spreads from the intestines to the blood stream, and then to other body sites.
- The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness.
Do you suspect that you have a foodborne or waterborne illness? Visit reporting suspected foodborne/waterborne illnesses.
Last Updated: 10/05/2022