Salmonella bongori 48:z35:– The first Italian case of human infection outside Sicily

Salmonella bongori 48:z35:– The first Italian case of human infection outside Sicily

<em>Salmonella bongori</em> 48:z35:– is considered endemic to Sicily (Italy) due to its epidemiological peculiarity. To our knowledge, no previous cases of human infection caused by <em>S. bongori</em> 48:z35:– have ever been reported in mainland Italy. Here we describe the i...

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Main Authors: Alberto Bellio, Daniela M. Bianchi, Pierluigi Acutis, Cristina Biolatti, Ida Luzzi, Paola Modesto, Andrea Rocchetti, Lucia Decastelli, Silvia Gallina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-10-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
Subjects:
Salmonella bongori
Italy
1-year-old child.
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/5884
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Summary:<em>Salmonella bongori</em> 48:z35:– is considered endemic to Sicily (Italy) due to its epidemiological peculiarity. To our knowledge, no previous cases of human infection caused by <em>S. bongori</em> 48:z35:– have ever been reported in mainland Italy. Here we describe the isolation of <em>S. bongori</em> 48:z35:– from a 1-year-old symptomatic child in northwest Italy (Piedmont Region). The strain showed no antimicrobial resistance. Reporting of <em>S. bongori</em> 48:z35:– in a previously safe area is important to identify epidemiological changes.
ISSN:2280-6423

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