For Physicians

As of 9PM EDT, Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 575 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 43 states. The number of ill persons identified in Indiana (9).

Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Associated with Peanut Butter and Peanut Butter–Containing Products — United States, 2008–2009
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm58e0129a1.htm

Salmonella Strains Tables for Outbreak Related to Peanut Butter and Peanut Containing Products
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium/strains_table.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the American Medical Association et. al. Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Ilnesses, 2004
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5304a1.htm

Indiana State Department of Health Case Investigation Form
http://www.in.gov/isdh/files/49693_Salmonellosis.pdf

“Practice Guidelines for the Management of Infectious Diarrhea”
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001; 32:331-50
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/318514?cookieSet=1

PDA Version of the Practice Guidelines
http://www.idsociety.org/Content.aspx?id=5910

CDC Outbreak Page (includes information for the public):

Investigation Information for Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections, 2008-2009
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium/

To determine whether a product has been recalled, consumers can search the
list of recalled products at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website or
telephone the company that distributed the product at the phone number on the
package.

Consumers without internet access can telephone 1-800-CDC-INFO
(1-800-232-4636), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for product recall information
from the FDA website and for other information on salmonellosis.

FDA’s Salmonella Widget (below)
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph/widget.html