Salmonella enterica: Survival, Colonization, and Virulence Differences among Serovars

Table 7

Examples of characteristic features of enteric fever and nontyphoidal salmonellosis.

	Enteric fever	NTS
Natural host	Humans	Food animals, reptiles, and insects
Common related serovars	Typhi and Paratyphi	Enteritidis, Typhimurium, and Heidelberg
Incubation period	7–14 days	6–12 hours
Common symptoms	Fever, coated tongue, bradycardia, rose spots on chest, and myalgia	Nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, abdominal pain, and myalgia
Treatment	Fluoroquinone (5–7 days), chloramphenicol, and amoxicillin^a	Antibiotic treatment not recommended for systemic disease; fluoroquinones^b
Vaccination	Available in endemic areas^c	Not available

Depending on local patterns of antibiotic resistance, severity of the disease, availability, and cost.
^bFluroquinones are usually preferred if antibiotic treatment is appropriate.
^cLicensed available vaccines. Efficacy of the vaccine is 60–80% and protection for up to 7 years.