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Case Reports
. 2023 Apr;105(4):115889.
doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115889. Epub 2023 Jan 4.

Reptile-associated Salmonella urinary tract infection: a case report

Andrea H L Bruning  1 , Maaike van den Beld  2 , Jeroen Laverge  3 , Matthijs R A Welkers  4 , Sacha D Kuil  4 , Sylvia M Bruisten  3 , Alje P van Dam  4 , Arjen J Stam  4
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Reptile-associated Salmonella urinary tract infection: a case report

Andrea H L Bruning et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2023 Apr.
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Abstract

We present an 18-year-old woman with a urinary tract infection caused by Salmonella Oranienburg. S. Oranienburg was isolated from her pet snake and confirmed as the source of infection using whole genome sequencing. Our case demonstrates the risk of acquiring reptile-associated salmonellosis and stretches the need for awareness to prevent these infections.

Keywords: Reptile-associated salmonellosis; Reptiles; Salmonella; Urinary tract infection; Zoonoses.

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