Reptile-associated Salmonella urinary tract infection: a case report

Andrea H L Bruning; Maaike van den Beld; Jeroen Laverge; Matthijs R A Welkers; Sacha D Kuil; Sylvia M Bruisten; Alje P van Dam; Arjen J Stam

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115889

Reptile-associated Salmonella urinary tract infection: a case report

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2023 Apr;105(4):115889. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115889. Epub 2023 Jan 4.

Authors

Andrea H L Bruning¹, Maaike van den Beld², Jeroen Laverge³, Matthijs R A Welkers⁴, Sacha D Kuil⁴, Sylvia M Bruisten³, Alje P van Dam⁴, Arjen J Stam⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands; Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands. Electronic address: a.h.bruning@amsterdamumc.nl.
² Centre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands; Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.

PMID: 36758251
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115889

Abstract

We present an 18-year-old woman with a urinary tract infection caused by Salmonella Oranienburg. S. Oranienburg was isolated from her pet snake and confirmed as the source of infection using whole genome sequencing. Our case demonstrates the risk of acquiring reptile-associated salmonellosis and stretches the need for awareness to prevent these infections.

Keywords: Reptile-associated salmonellosis; Reptiles; Salmonella; Urinary tract infection; Zoonoses.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Animals
Female
Humans
Reptiles
Salmonella / genetics
Salmonella Infections, Animal* / diagnosis
Urinary Tract Infections* / diagnosis
Urinary Tract Infections* / drug therapy
Zoonoses / prevention & control