User:MH5428/sandbox

Treatment

Treatment of salmonella infections depends on age and pre-disposition of the infected person and severity of the symptoms. One of the side-effects from salmonella infection is dehydration, making the replacement of fluids and electrolytes the main treatment for less severe infections. In severe cases, patients are treated with antibiotics, rehydrated with intravenous (IV) fluids and hospitalized. In cases where the infection spreads from the intestines to the bloodstream, a quick treatment with antibiotics is required to prevent risk of death.

Possible complications include resistances to certain antibiotics in the salmonella streaks, that might require treatment with different antibiotics than the commonly prescribed antibiotics. In this case, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) analysis identified no antibiotic resistance in 112 of 127 isolates.

Prevention and Structural Consequences

Following the incident, the FSIS reviewed and revised foodborne illness related procedures to accelerate response times, clarify responsibilities and improve communication. Measures include enhanced communication processes with partners, advice to strengthen collaboration with industry and updated guidelines on sampling. The PulseNet national laboratory network connects foodborne illness cases to detect outbreaks using DNA fingerprinting of bacteria that make people sick. Since establishment in 1996 PulseNet has been instrumental in detecting thousands of local and multistate outbreaks, identifying Salmonella 2018 among others.

Due to the salmonella occurring in ready-made convenience foods, prevention on the consumer side was not possible.