Not Just Food Poisoning: Salmonella in Young Infants Can Turn Deadly

Not Just Food Poisoning: Salmonella in Young Infants Can Turn Deadly Link for CME credit coming soon! Host Holly Wayment speaks with the first doctor to be double boarded in neonatology and infectious disease: Dr. J.B. Cantey about salmonella in infants and children, emphasizing that salmonella gastroenteritis can quickly become invasive and life‑threatening in young babies.  There's been a recent uptick in Salmonella cases in the San Antonio area. The episode reviews why infants are more vulnerable, current testing practices (including molecular stool panels), the importance of blood cultures before antibiotics, red flags for invasive disease, and typical treatment options. Practical prevention and management tips are highlighted: hand hygiene, safe food preparation, caution with animal exposures, hydration strategies, and when to seek urgent care or consult pediatric infectious disease.