Turtle-Associated Human Salmonellosis

F Stam, T. E. H. Romkens, T. A. M. Hekker, Yvo M. Smulders

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2003 · 37 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

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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