Salmonella tel-el-kebir and terrapins.

Authors
Lynch, M
Daly, M
O'Brien, B
Morrison, F
Cryan, B
Fanning, S
Affiliation
Department of Medical Microbiology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Ireland.
Issue Date
2012-02-03T15:13:30Z
MeSH
Adult
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
Child
*Disease Outbreaks
Feces/microbiology
Female
Humans
Ireland/epidemiology
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Molecular Biology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Salmonella/*classification/drug effects/isolation & purification
Salmonella Infections/*epidemiology/microbiology/transmission
Salmonella Infections, Animal/diagnosis
*Turtles
Zoonoses

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Citation
J Infect. 1999 May;38(3):182-4.
Journal
The Journal of infection
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/209147
PubMed ID
10424799
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: An outbreak of Salmonella tel-el-kebir occurring over a 6-month period is described in this report. This is the first outbreak of S. tel-el-kebir in the reported literature. METHODS: S. tel-el-kebir was isolated from human faecal samples using conventional laboratory methods. RESULTS: Eight patients had S. tel-el-kebir isolated from faeces. All patients were owners of, or in close contact with, pet terrapins. The terrapins were purchased in the same pet shop, where they were imported from America. The epidemiological link with these pets was confirmed, as S. tel-el-kebir was isolated from cloacal swabs from the terrapins, and from terrapin water. Molecular biology studies using DNA amplification fingerprinting (DAF) gave identical fingerprint patterns for all human and terrapin isolates. CONCLUSIONS: Salmonellosis associated with exotic pets is a re-emerging disease in the 1990s, and measures to reduce this are discussed.
Language
eng
ISSN
0163-4453 (Print)
0163-4453 (Linking)
Collections
Cork University Hospital