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*A species of facultatively anaerobic [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus]] that includes six subspecies within the family [[Enterobacteriaceae]] and order [[Enterobacterales]] |
*A species of facultatively anaerobic [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus]] that includes six subspecies within the family [[Enterobacteriaceae]] and order [[Enterobacterales]] |
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*''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 |
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**''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 |
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**''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) |
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== Clinical Manifestations == |
== Clinical Manifestations == |
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* [[Non-typhoidal Salmonella]] |
* [[Non-typhoidal Salmonella]] |
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* [[Enteric fever]] |
* [[Enteric fever]] (i.e. [[typhoid fever]]) |
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Latest revision as of 14:27, 20 June 2023
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
