title: Turtle-associated human salmonellosis.
abstract: A patient who bred exotic turtles as a hobby presented with 2 episodes of severe diarrhea, the second of which was proven to be caused by turtle-associated salmonellosis that was contracted during treatment with a proton-pump inhibitor. The literature about reptile-associated salmonellosis is briefly reviewed.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. f.stam@vumc.nl
authors: Frank
authors: F
authors: Stam
authors: Tessa E H
authors: TE
authors: Römkens
authors: Thecla A M
authors: TA
authors: Hekker
authors: Yvo M
authors: YM
authors: Smulders
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014426:Turtles / Q000382:microbiology*