infections
Salmonella Infections
Treatment ofSalmonellaInfections
For intestinal infection, fluids For people who are at risk of or have bacteremia, antibiotics For abscesses, surgical drainage Salmonellaintestinal infectionis treated with fluids given by mouth or, for severe infection, intravenously. Antibiotics do not shorten recovery time for people withSalmonellaintestinal infection and may result in bacteria being excreted in the stool longer. Therefore, antibiotics are usually not given. However, people at risk of bacteremia (such as older residents of a nursing home, infants, and people with HIV infection) and people with implanted devices or materials (such as an artificial joint or heart valve or a blood vessel graft) are given antibiotics. They may be givenciprofloxacin,azithromycin, orceftriaxonefor several days. Children are giventrimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. People with bacteremiaare given antibiotics such asciprofloxacinorceftriaxonefor about 2 weeks. If bacteremia persists, antibiotics are given for 4 to 6 weeks. Abscesses are drained surgically, and antibiotics are given for at least 4 weeks. If the aorta, a heart valve, or other areas (such as joints) are infected, surgery is usually required, and antibiotics are given for weeks or months. 