Reptile-associated salmonellosis in preschool-aged children in Michigan, January 2001-June 2003.
Clin Infect Dis
; 39(5): 687-91, 2004 Sep 01.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15356784
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Determine the incidence of reptile-associated salmonellosis in preschool-aged children in Michigan.METHODS:
Cases of reptile-associated salmonellosis in children < or =5 years of age occurring in Michigan January 2001-June 2003 were identified through review of individual patient case-history forms provided by local health departments to the Michigan Department of Community Health and by identification of Michigan Department of Community Health laboratory-confirmed cultures of reptile-associated serotypes, determined by evaluation of the Public Health Laboratory Information System's Clinical Nonhuman Salmonella data for 1990-2001.RESULTS:
The incidence of reptile-associated salmonellosis was 11.8% of all Salmonella cases reported in Michigan children aged < or =5 years for the period January 2001 through June 2003.CONCLUSIONS:
Despite the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to avoid the exposure of children <5 years old to reptiles, reptile-associated salmonellosis in preschool-aged children continues to be a public health problem in Michigan.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Répteis
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Infecções por Salmonella
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Salmonelose Animal
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article