Table 2 European cases of Salmonella enterica ssp. arizonae infection
Reference (first author/year) | Country | Type of infection (no. of cases) | Possible exposure | Specimens | Underlying conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aiken, 2010 [5] | UK | Unknown (3) | Reptiles (two patients), not reported (one patient) | Not reported | Not reported |
Schneider, 2009 [6] | France | Septic arthritis (1) | Snake | Synovial fluid | Young age |
Bertrand, 2008 [7] | Belgium | Not reported (3) | Snakes (three patients) | Not reported | Young age (two patients), dialytic treatment (one patient) |
| Â | Netherlands | Not reported (16) | Reptiles (most patients) | Not reported | Not reported |
| Â | Germany | Not reported (2) | Snakes (two patients) | Not reported | Young age (one patient), unknown (one patient) |
| Â | 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 |
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 | Blood (two patients), stools (66 patients) | 49% of infections occurred in babies and young children |