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Pediatría Atención Primaria
Print version ISSN 1139-7632
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.