Turtle-associated Salmonella infections in Kanagawa, Japan.

We present case reports of salmonellosis with reptile-related serotypes of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica. The first case was a 5-year-old boy with gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Poona. A turtle, which was suspected as the source of infection, was kept at the patient's home. The second case was a 4-year-old boy with gastroenteritis caused by S. enterica subspecies enterica serovar Abony. The PFGE analysis suggested that a tortoise, which was kept at the patient's home, was the source of infection. We review the literature on turtle-associated salmonellosis in Japan in tandem with the turtle-associated salmonellosis we studied. PMID: 25766610 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Jpn J Infect Dis Source Type: research