infectious diseases
Overview of Salmonella Infections
Introduction
The genusSalmonellais divided into 2 species,S. entericaandS. bongori, which include > 2500 known serotypes. Some of these serotypes are named. In such cases, common usage sometimes shortens the scientific name to include only the genus and serotype; for example,S. enterica, subspeciesenterica, serotype Typhi is shortened toSalmonellaTyphi. Salmonellamay also be divided into 3 groups based on how well the organism is adapted to human hosts: ), which are pathogenic only in humans and commonly cause Typhoid Fever . Those adapted to nonhuman hosts or causing disease almost exclusively in animals: Some strains within this group—S.Dublin (cattle),S.Arizonae (reptiles), andS.Choleraesuis (swine)—also cause disease in humans. Typhimurium) that cause Nontyphoidal Salmonella Infections and account for 85% of all 