RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Salmonella infection acquired from reptilian pets
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 345
OP 346
DO 10.1136/adc.77.4.345
VO 77
IS 4
A1 Sanyal, D
A1 Douglas, T
A1 Roberts, R
YR 1997
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/77/4/345.abstract
AB Two children presented with signs and symptoms of gastroenteritis. Salmonella chameleon was isolated from the stool of one child and also from an iguana kept in the home as a pet. Salmonella arizonae was isolated from the stool of the other child and also from four snakes sharing the same household. Exotic reptiles are unsuitable pets to share the home environment with infants.