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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2009, p. 2672-2674, Vol. 47, No. 8
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02475-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

First Report of Human Infection with Salmonella enterica Serovar Apapa Resulting from Exposure to a Pet Lizard{triangledown}

Fiona J. Cooke,1,2* Elizabeth De Pinna,3 Clare Maguire,3 Simantee Guha,1 Derek J. Pickard,2 Mark Farrington,1 and E. John Threlfall3

Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QW, United Kingdom,1 The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom,2 Gastrointestinal, Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, HPA Centre for Infections, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, United Kingdom3

Received 23 December 2008/ Returned for modification 26 December 2008/ Accepted 8 June 2009

We present the first documented human case of Salmonella enterica serovar Apapa infection, isolated concurrently from a hospital inpatient and a pet lizard. The isolates were identical by biochemical profiling and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. This rare serotype is known to be associated with reptiles. The current practice for avoiding reptile-associated infections is reviewed.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QW, United Kingdom. Phone: 01223 257055. Fax: 01223 242775. E-mail: fiona.cooke{at}addenbrookes.nhs.uk

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 17 June 2009.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2009, p. 2672-2674, Vol. 47, No. 8
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02475-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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