Pet reptiles associated with a case of salmonellosis in an infant were carrying multiple strains of Salmonella [1]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 4802-4803

  Willis, C ^a   Wilson, T ^a   Greenwood, M ^a   Ward, L ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHAMELEON; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT; REPTILES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SEROTYPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); REPTILIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0036900597     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.12.4802-4803.2002     Document Type: Letter

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