Affiliation:
1. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Salmonella enterica
subsp.
arizonae
is a common gut inhabitant of reptiles, with snakes as the most common reservoir. Though human cases due to this organism are exceedingly rare, it may infect young infants and immunocompromised individuals with a history of intimate associations with reptiles. Gastroenteritis is the most common presentation; others include peritonitis, pleuritis, osteomyelitis, meningitis, and bacteremia. We report a fatal case of
S. enterica
subsp.
arizonae
gastroenteritis in a 3-month-old child with microcephaly, with a review of earlier cases and problems encountered in identification of this rare human pathogen.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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