Open AccessTurtle-Associated Human Salmonellosis
Author(s) -
F Stam,
T. E. H. Romkens,
T. A. M. Hekker,
Yvo M. Smulders
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/379612
Subject(s) - turtle (robot) , medicine , diarrhea , hobby , zoology , biology , ecology , political science , law
A patient who bred exotic turtles as a hobby presented with 2 episodes of severe diarrhea, the second of which was proven to be caused by turtle-associated salmonellosis that was contracted during treatment with a proton-pump inhibitor. The literature about reptile-associated salmonellosis is briefly reviewed.
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