date:Apr 02, 2019
boratory confirmation, usually from a stool sample. Finding the pathogen in the stool is proof positive that that patient has listeriosis, or salmonellosis. Sometimes blood tests are performed as well. Doctors will also diagnose base on symptoms. For instance, bloody diarrhea is the classic symptoms of a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection, but it may also be a symptom of salmonellosis.
If a cluster of patients present with the same symptoms that indicate foodborne illness, an outbreak may