[Rotavirus-Salmonella coinfection due to turtles: Two cases with exotic pets]

M Angot; F Labbe; A Duquenoy; P Le Roux

doi:10.1016/j.arcped.2017.05.001

[Rotavirus-Salmonella coinfection due to turtles: Two cases with exotic pets]

Arch Pediatr. 2017 Aug;24(8):747-748. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2017.05.001. Epub 2017 Jun 21.

[Article in French]

Authors

M Angot¹, F Labbe², A Duquenoy¹, P Le Roux³

Affiliations

¹ Service de pédiatrie médicale, groupe hospitalier du Havre, 55, bis rue Gustave-Flaubert, 76600 Le Havre, France.
² Laboratoire de microbiologie, groupe hospitalier du Havre, 55, bis rue Gustave-Flaubert, 76600 Le Havre, France.
³ Service de pédiatrie médicale, groupe hospitalier du Havre, 55, bis rue Gustave-Flaubert, 76600 Le Havre, France. Electronic address: pleroux@ch-havre.fr.

PMID: 28647473
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2017.05.001

Abstract

Salmonellosis is a leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis, responsible for invasive infections especially in young children. Reptiles are salmonella reservoirs, and the indirect contact via parents' hands may be responsible for contamination. We report on two cases of Salmonella-rotavirus coinfection secondary to the presence of turtles in the home.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Animals, Exotic
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
Ceftriaxone / administration & dosage*
Coinfection
Gastroenteritis / microbiology
Gastroenteritis / virology
Humans
Infant
Male
Rotavirus / isolation & purification*
Rotavirus Infections / complications*
Rotavirus Infections / diagnosis
Rotavirus Infections / transmission
Salmonella Infections / complications*
Salmonella Infections / diagnosis
Salmonella Infections / transmission
Salmonella enterica / isolation & purification*
Treatment Outcome
Turtles / microbiology
Turtles / virology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Ceftriaxone