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Aiken, 2010 [5]
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UK
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Unknown (3)
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Reptiles (two patients), not reported (one patient)
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Not reported
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Not reported
|
|
Schneider, 2009 [6]
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France
|
Septic arthritis (1)
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Snake
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Synovial fluid
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Young age
|
|
Bertrand, 2008 [7]
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Belgium
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Not reported (3)
|
Snakes (three patients)
|
Not reported
|
Young age (two patients), dialytic treatment (one patient)
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Netherlands
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Not reported (16)
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Reptiles (most patients)
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Not reported
|
Not reported
|
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Germany
|
Not reported (2)
|
Snakes (two patients)
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Not reported
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Young age (one patient), unknown (one patient)
|
| |
Ireland
|
Not reported (1)
|
Snake
|
Not reported
|
Young age
|
|
Starakis, 2007 [8]
|
Greece
|
Endocarditis (1)
|
Vegetables contaminated with turtles feces
|
Blood
|
Sickle cell disease, secondary hemochromatosis
|
|
Ozdemir, 2006 [9]
|
Turkey
|
Sepsis (1)
|
Unknown
|
Blood
|
AIDS
|
|
Foster, 2005 [10]
|
UK
|
Gastroenteritis (1)
|
Reptiles
|
Stools
|
Young age
|
|
Salavert, 2002 [11]
|
Spain
|
Abdominal abscess (1)
|
Veterinarian patient
|
Pericardial effusion, pericardial biopsy
|
Obesity
|
|
Catani, 2002 [12]
|
Italy
|
Pericarditis (1)
|
Travels
|
Pus
|
Chronic renal failure on dialytic treatment
|
|
Carfagna, 1998* [13]; Galiè, 1997* [14]
|
Italy
|
Severe sepsis (1)
|
Travels
|
Blood
|
Idiopathic CD4+ lymphocytopenia
|
|
Carfagna, 1998 [13]
|
Italy
|
Septic shock (1)
|
Travels
|
Brain and lungs, autoptic specimens
|
Chronic lymphatic leukemia on cytostatic treatment
|
|
Sanyal, 1997 [15]
|
UK
|
Gastroenteritis (1)
|
Snakes
|
Stools
|
Young age, Netherton's syndrome
|
|
Buck, 1997 [16]
|
UK
|
Gastroenteritis (1)
|
Reptiles (snake)
|
Stools
|
Young age
|
|
Hall, 1992 [17]
|
UK (66 cases from 1966 to 1990)
|
Enteritis (55), symptomless (6), unknown (3)
|
Travels 23 patients (35%), terrapins two patients, snakes 11 patients
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Blood (two patients), stools (66 patients)
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49% of infections occurred in babies and young children
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