First Aid 2013 Errata posted

Started by iCram
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Confused a little on one of their statements:


Page 136 Salmonella vs. Shigella

Under the column for Shigella, note that antibiotic therapy shortens the duration of organism excretion (shedding) in the stool.



Maybe its just me, but the wording really sucks.

Are they trying to say that antibiotics help with Shigella (vs. Salmonella were they don't)?


Thanks.
 
Confused a little on one of their statements:


Page 136 Salmonella vs. Shigella

Under the column for Shigella, note that antibiotic therapy shortens the duration of organism excretion (shedding) in the stool.



Maybe its just me, but the wording really sucks.

Are they trying to say that antibiotics help with Shigella (vs. Salmonella were they don't)?


Thanks.

anyone?
 
My understanding from this (I haven't reviewed it yet, though) is that in Shigella, antibiotic therapy decreases the amount of time that the infected person is shedding Shigella in the stool, thereby shortening the time that they can possibly cause infection to spread to someone else. I'm not sure about its comparison to Salmonella, though...maybe antibiotics don't decrease the duration of stool shedding in Salmonella?

 
My understanding from this (I haven't reviewed it yet, though) is that in Shigella, antibiotic therapy decreases the amount of time that the infected person is shedding Shigella in the stool, thereby shortening the time that they can possibly cause infection to spread to someone else. I'm not sure about its comparison to Salmonella, though...maybe antibiotics don't decrease the duration of stool shedding in Salmonella?

You almost never give Abx for salmonella (except sepsis, dunno about osteomyelitis) because it increases possibility of transmission...I can't remember off the top of my head what the rationale is.