Salmonella enterica serotype Dublin bacteraemia mimicking enteric fever.

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  • M Dias
  • B Antony
  • H Pinto
  • B Rekha
چکیده

Salmonella enterica serotype Dublin, a bovine adapted serotype, is the commonest cause of salmonellosis in cattle. Salmonellosis in animals always presents a potential zoonotic threat. Infected cattles serves as a source of infection to humans. We present here Salmonella Dublin Bacteraemia in an elderly patient, with all the clinical details, due to the rarity of its occurrence. He was treated successfully with ciprofloxacin and his follow up period was uneventful.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Indian journal of medical microbiology

دوره 27 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009