Quick detection of Salmonella in stool samples in cases of presumptive Salmonella infection and in differential diagnosis of diarrhea.
Disease:
a)salmonelosis, i.e. bacterial gastroenteritis
b)typhoid and paratyphoid fever
Transfer of infection:
a)zoonosis, infection occurs via contaminated food
b)person to person, fecal-oral route, contaminated water and food
Riskgroups:infants and young children, immunocompromised persons
Incubation period: a) 24to48 hours b) 10 toi 4 days
Clinical symptoms:
a)watery diarrhea, vomiting, fever
b)slowly progressive fever (as high as 40°C), headache, rose-colored spots on the skin