From what location in the body may the etiological agents of salmonella infection in man be recovered?

Answer 1

An etiological agent is simply the infection organism...so if salmonella, then salmonella is the etiological agent of salmonella poisoning or infection. Salmonella can be found virtually anywhere within the digestive tract, in the case of bowel rupture, then it could be within the peritoneum. Fomites for salmonella can be wide and varied, from improperly washed vegetables, to improperly cooked foods or contaminated food. Personal hygiene for food handlers in restaurants and mess halls is an important measure to reduce the chance of transmitting the infection. Both Shigella and Salmonella are most commonly found in foods and less often in the intestinal tract, where it would then become pathogenic and cause enteritis and toxicosis.

Answer 2

A stool sample is taken to obtain the salmonella organisms.

Answer 3

In the gastrointestinal tract.