Human infections due to Salmonella Blockley, a rare serotype in South Africa: a case report.
BMC Res Notes
; 5: 562, 2012 Oct 10.
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| ID: mdl-23050633
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Infections due to nontyphoidal Salmonella have increased worldwide over the last couple of decades. Salmonella enterica serotype Blockley (Salmonella Blockley) infections is associated with chickens and is a rarely isolated serotype in human infections in most countries. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of human infections due to Salmonella Blockley in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in 2011. Three African males (aged 4, 14 and 16) presented to a clinic with diarrhoea, stomach cramps and headache. They started experiencing signs of illness a day after they consumed a common meal, consisting of meat, rice and potatoes. Stool specimens from the patients cultured Salmonella Blockley. The strains showed an indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pattern.CONCLUSION:
This is the first recorded case of human infections due to Salmonella Blockley in South Africa.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
3_ND
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Salmonella
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Res Notes
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article