date:Mar 05, 2014
part of this outbreak since Jan. 29, 2014, might not yet be counted among the official CDC total.
According to CDC, the outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg are resistant to several commonly prescribed antibiotics.
Although these antibiotics are not typically used to treat Salmonella bloodstream infections or other severe Salmonella infections, antibiotic resistance can increase the risk of hospitalization in infected individuals, CDC said.
Salmonella is considered to be relatively commo