Abstract

PEREZ COSTA, E.; MOLINA GUTIERREZ, M. A.  and  ESCOSA GARCIA, L.. Risk of use of reptiles as pets. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria [online]. 2015, vol.17, n.66, pp.e129-e131. ISSN 1139-7632.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1139-76322015000300010.

In the last years the number of families who have exotic animals as pets has been increased, sometimes acting as a reservoir of rare subspecies of gastrointestinal pathogens. We present the case of a child with acute gastroenteritis caused by S. arizonae (Salmonella enterica subspecies), whose main reservoir are reptiles.

Keywords : Salmonella; Acute gastroenteritis; Pets.

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