Author:
Bellio Alberto,Bianchi Daniela M.,Acutis Pierluigi,Biolatti Cristina,Luzzi Ida,Modesto Paola,Rocchetti Andrea,Decastelli Lucia,Gallina Silvia
Abstract
<em>Salmonella bongori</em> 48:z35:– is considered endemic to Sicily (Italy) due to its epidemiological peculiarity. To our knowledge, no previous cases of human infection caused by <em>S. bongori</em> 48:z35:– have ever been reported in mainland Italy. Here we describe the isolation of <em>S. bongori</em> 48:z35:– from a 1-year-old symptomatic child in northwest Italy (Piedmont Region). The strain showed no antimicrobial resistance. Reporting of <em>S. bongori</em> 48:z35:– in a previously safe area is important to identify epidemiological changes.