Salmonella enterica Subspecies diarizonae Maxillary Sinusitis in a Snake Handler: First Report

In this study, we report the first case of reptile-associated maxillary sinusitis due to Salmonella enterica subspecies diarizonae in a snake handler and the third case of salmonella-associated sinusitis worldwide. The case highlights the potential of respiratory transmission and atypical salmonello...

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Autores principales: Horvath, Lukas, Kraft, Marcel, Fostiropoulos, Karolos, Falkowski, Anna, Tarr, Philip E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4866548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27186588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw066
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Sumario:In this study, we report the first case of reptile-associated maxillary sinusitis due to Salmonella enterica subspecies diarizonae in a snake handler and the third case of salmonella-associated sinusitis worldwide. The case highlights the potential of respiratory transmission and atypical salmonellosis presentations.

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