What is the Source of Infections Causing Invasive Nontyphoidal Salmonella Disease?

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Invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella (iNTS) disease is a clinical condition distinct from Salmonella gastroenteritis. With an overall case-fatality rate of 14.5%, iNTS remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the sources of infections that lead to cases of iNTS remain unclear. Broadly, there are 2 hypotheses as to the source of infections: (i) transmission from a zoonotic reservoir, similar to other nontyphoidal salmonelloses; or (ii) person-to-person transmission. Here we review several recent studies that have asked, “What is the source of infections causing invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella disease?” Two studies reported isolates in the stool of household members of iNTS cases that were very closely related (<3 single-nucleotide polymorphisms) to the iNTS case isolates; this is consistent with the hypothesis of person-to-person transmission, but infection from a common source (eg, a foodstuff) cannot be excluded. On the other hand, thorough investigations of the domestic environment of iNTS cases and the food pathway found only a single iNTS-associated Salmonella Enteritidis isolate. Therefore, we recommend that future studies test the hypothesis that iNTS is transmitted between people within the domestic environment. Further studies of food and water pathways are also warranted.

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Chirwa, E. B., Dale, H., Gordon, M. A., & Ashton, P. M. (2023, March 1). What is the Source of Infections Causing Invasive Nontyphoidal Salmonella Disease? Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad086

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