Risk Factors for Salmonella food poisoning
| About risk factors: Risk factors for Salmonella food poisoning are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Salmonella food poisoning makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Salmonella food poisoning. Also, the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard you against getting Salmonella food poisoning. For general information and a list of risk factors, see the risk center. |
Risk factor list: The list of risk factors mentioned for Salmonella food poisoning in various sources includes:
- Bottle-fed infants
- Young children
- Elderly
- Immunocompromised
- Raw eggs
- Undercooked eggs
- Meat
- Milk
- Pigs
- Poultry
Risk factors discussion: A bottle-fed infant is at higher risk for severe infections with Salmonella or other bacteria that can grow in a bottle of warm formula if it is left at room temperature for many hours. Particular care is needed to be sure the baby’s bottle is cleaned and disinfected and that leftover milk formula or juice is not held in the bottle for many hours.1
Children are the most likely to get salmonellosis. Young children, the elderly, and the immunocompromised are the most likely to have severe infections.2
Affects all age groups. Groups
at greatest risk for severe or complicated disease include
infants, the elderly, and persons with compromised immune
systems.3
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Foodborne Infections General: DBMD
2. excerpt from Salmonellosis (General): DBMD
3. excerpt from Salmonellosis: DBMD
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