title: Rapid identification of Salmonella enterica subsp. arizonae and S. enterica subsp. diarizonae by real-time polymerase chain reaction.
abstract: Reptiles are popular as pets, leading to an increased risk of human infections due to uncommon Salmonella strains including the Arizona group (subspecies arizonae and diarizonae). We present a real-time Arizona-specific polymerase chain reaction demonstrating 100% specificity and 99.6% sensitivity, offering savings in time and labor over traditional identification methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal, Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, NW9 5EQ London, United Kingdom. katie.hopkins@hpa.org.uk
authors.forename: Katie L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.forename: Tansy M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Andy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Owen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001130:Arizona; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D012104:Reptiles / Q000382:microbiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D012476:Salmonella arizonae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial