title: Isolation of salmonellae from dried rattlesnake preparations.
abstract: Salmonella arizonae and other Salmonella serovars were isolated from four different rattlesnake preparations which were used for self-treatment of various diseases. A case of disseminated S. arizonae infection is reported in a patient who had acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and ingested dried rattlesnake.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease, Cook County Hospital, Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, Chicago, Illinois 60612.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sonnenberg
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kathpalia
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ortega
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Swiatlo
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Kocka
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications; D012476:Salmonella arizonae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012911:Snakes / Q000382:microbiology*