First report of human infection with Salmonella enterica serovar Apapa resulting from exposure to a pet lizard

Fiona J Cooke; Elizabeth De Pinna; Clare Maguire; Simantee Guha; Derek J Pickard; Mark Farrington; E John Threlfall

doi:10.1128/JCM.02475-08

First report of human infection with Salmonella enterica serovar Apapa resulting from exposure to a pet lizard

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Aug;47(8):2672-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02475-08. Epub 2009 Jun 17.

Authors

Fiona J Cooke¹, Elizabeth De Pinna, Clare Maguire, Simantee Guha, Derek J Pickard, Mark Farrington, E John Threlfall

Affiliation

¹ Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom. [email protected]

Abstract

We present the first documented human case of Salmonella enterica serovar Apapa infection, isolated concurrently from a hospital inpatient and a pet lizard. The isolates were identical by biochemical profiling and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. This rare serotype is known to be associated with reptiles. The current practice for avoiding reptile-associated infections is reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Bacterial Typing Techniques
DNA Fingerprinting
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Female
Humans
Lizards / microbiology*
Salmonella Infections / diagnosis*
Salmonella Infections / microbiology
Salmonella enterica / classification*
Salmonella enterica / genetics
Salmonella enterica / isolation & purification*
Salmonella enterica / metabolism
Serotyping
Zoonoses / transmission*