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Originally Posted by Toothless
Just an update...
The little one's feeling a bit better today, which is great.
The hospital called this morning and said they won't have the specific strain until later today, but that its a strain that's resistant to antibiotics so they prescribed me a different kind. The information I've been able to find does not state that the salmonella bacteria from reptiles is resistant to antibiotics- does anyone have any more information on if this is true?
They also scheduled me for an appointment with infectious diseases to try and determine the cause- apparently they investigate all cases of salmonella in infants.
I was also able to find quite a few posts by people claiming their children got salmonella off the same brand of formula I've been using- I don't think any of it was proven, but its something I'm looking into as well. I had just opened the container right before he got sick, and saved it just in case. I really hope its not from that though, as that would mean more children are at risk.
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good to hear he's on the mend!
chances are, if its the formula, the company have already done a recall, check their website and see if the serial number and date matches any of their recalled units
hmm its a bit odd that they cant tell you the strain, but do know its resistant, did they say they know for sure, or are changing the antibiotics to be safe? Africa is one of the sources of resistant salmonella - hopefully u'll know for sure soon
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