TY - JOUR
T1 - Fatal Case of Salmonella enterica subsp. arizonae Gastroenteritis in an Infant with Microcephaly
AU - Mahajan, Rakesh Kumar
AU - Khan, Shoeb Akhtar
AU - Chandel, Dinesh Singh
AU - Kumar, Navin
AU - Hans, Charoo
AU - Chaudhry, Rama
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.41.12.5830-5832.2003
DO - 10.1128/JCM.41.12.5830-5832.2003
M3 - Article
C2 - 14662995
AN - SCOPUS:0346848910
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 41
SP - 5830
EP - 5832
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 12
ER -