This protocol covers the management of nontyphoidal salmonellosis in children aged 6 months and older who have Salmonella confirmed in stool with no evidence of Salmonella bacteraemia.
Age 6 months and older · Salmonella detected in stool · No Salmonella bacteraemia
Management depends on the child's clinical status at presentation. A child who is clinically well may not require antibiotic treatment. When the child is febrile or unwell, microbiological investigation is indicated and intravenous antibiotic therapy may be considered, with an oral switch once the child improves to complete the treatment course.
Full antibiotic selection, sequencing, and complete course details are in the structured protocol →
Salmonella in stool; no bacteremia.
No antibiotics if well. If febrile or unwell, take blood culture +/- CSF and consider IV antibiotic. Oral switch when well to complete 7 days.
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