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== Background ==
==Background==


=== Microbiology ===
===Microbiology===


*A species of [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus]] that includes six subspecies
*A species of facultatively anaerobic [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus]] that includes six subspecies within the family [[Enterobacteriaceae]] and order [[Enterobacterales]]
*''Salmonella enterica'' subsp. ''enterica'' is the main subspecies of medical importance, and includes more than 2500 serovars within it
*''Salmonella enterica'' subsp. ''enterica'' is the main subspecies of medical importance, and includes more than 2500 serovars within it
**''Salmonella enterica'' subsp. ''enterica'' serovar Enteritidis is the most common cause of salmonellosis in humans
**''Salmonella enterica'' subsp. ''enterica'' serovar Enteritidis is the most common cause of salmonellosis in humans
**''Salmonella enterica'' subsp. ''enterica'' serovars Typhi and Paratyphi cause enteric fever (typhoid or paratyphoid fever)
**''Salmonella enterica'' subsp. ''enterica'' serovars Typhi and Paratyphi cause enteric fever (typhoid or paratyphoid fever)


== Clinical Manifestations ==
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* [[Non-typhoidal Salmonella]]
* [[Enteric fever]]

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[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]
[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]

Revision as of 01:05, 10 January 2021

Background

Microbiology

  • A species of facultatively anaerobic Gram-negative bacillus that includes six subspecies within the family Enterobacteriaceae and order Enterobacterales
  • Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica is the main subspecies of medical importance, and includes more than 2500 serovars within it
    • Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Enteritidis is the most common cause of salmonellosis in humans
    • Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi cause enteric fever (typhoid or paratyphoid fever)

Clinical Manifestations