Salmonella bongori 48:z35:– The first Italian case of human infection outside Sicily
Authors
Alberto Bellio – articles in this journalCorresponding author
EmailComplex Unit for Food Control and Production Hygene, Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Piedmont, Liguria and Aosta Valley, Turin, Italy.
Daniela M. Bianchi – articles in this journalComplex Unit for Food Control and Production Hygene, Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Piedmont, Liguria and Aosta Valley, Turin, Italy.
Pierluigi Acutis – articles in this journalGenetic Laboratory and Immunobiochemicals Unit, Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Piedmont, Liguria and Aosta Valley, Turin, Italy.
Cristina Biolatti – articles in this journalGenetic Laboratory and Immunobiochemicals Unit, Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Piedmont, Liguria and Aosta Valley, Turin, Italy.
Paola Modesto – articles in this journalGenetic Laboratory and Immunobiochemicals Unit, Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Piedmont, Liguria and Aosta Valley, Turin, Italy.
Lucia Decastelli – articles in this journalComplex Unit for Food Control and Production Hygene, Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Piedmont, Liguria and Aosta Valley, Turin, Italy.
Silvia Gallina – articles in this journalReference Centre for Salmonellae Typing, Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Piedmont, Liguria and Aosta Valley, Turin, Italy.
Salmonella bongori 48:z35:– is considered endemic to Sicily (Italy) due to its epidemiological peculiarity. To our knowledge, no previous cases of human infection caused by S. bongori 48:z35:– have ever been reported in mainland Italy. Here we describe the isolation of S. bongori 48:z35:– from a 1-year-old symptomatic child in northwest Italy (Piedmont Region). The strain showed no antimicrobial resistance. Reporting of S. bongori 48:z35:– in a previously safe area is important to identify epidemiological changes.
