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What is the treatment for salmonella and what is it caused by?
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Antibiotics...: Can treat salmonellosis but the diarrhea goes away even without treatment in most cases.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Depends: It is always caused by a bacteria called salmonella . We only treat it if absolutely necessary as there is a greater incidence of a severe complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome when antibiotics are used.
Answered 10/28/2012
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