Symptoms of<unk>  are indistinguishable from those caused by other gastrointestinal pathogens, therefore Salmonella must be identified with further studies.  Stool culture in appropriate culture media, such as blood and MacConkey agars, is the most common study to identify the bacteria.  When there is not enough bacteria on the sample, enrichment broths may be used to grown more salmonella.  Serologic tests with polyvalent and specific antisera may be used to identify the serotype of Salmonella.  Blood results from patients with<unk>  may show unspecific findings, such as: leukocytosis and elevated LFTs on the CBC; hypokalemia and hyper or hyponatremia; elevated inflammatory markers; and bacterial growth on blood cultures. Urinalysis may show hypercalciuria, hypocitraturia and increased ammonium excretion. The bacteria may also be identified in stool by microscopic examination, and lactoferrin tests, however, due to the high dependence on the experience of the operator, in microscopic examination, and high cost and rate of false-positives, of the lactoferrin test, these are not commonly used.
Salmonellosis laboratory tests
Listeriosis laboratory tests
Salmonellosis physical examination
Brucellosis physical examination
Leptospirosis physical examination
Listeriosis physical examination
Shigellosis physical examination
Yellow fever laboratory tests