title: Turtle-Associated Salmonella Infections in Kanagawa, Japan.
abstract: In this paper, we examine 2 case reports for different reptile-related Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serotypes. In case 1, a 5-year-old boy presented with gastroenteritis caused by S. enterica subspecies enterica serovar Poona. The suspected source of infection was a turtle kept at the patient's home. In case 2, a 4-year-old boy presented with gastroenteritis caused by S. enterica subspecies enterica serovar Abony. The Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis suggested that a tortoise kept at the patient's home was the source of infection. This paper presents a review of the literature and an examination of cases regarding turtle-associated salmonellosis in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Public Health.
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuroki
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Tomoe
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seto
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamiyama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014426:Turtles / Q000382:microbiology*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*