BMC Research Notes (Oct 2012)

Human infections due to <it>Salmonella</it> Blockley, a rare serotype in South Africa: a case report

  • Gonose Thandubuhle,
  • Smith Anthony M,
  • Keddy Karen H,
  • Sooka Arvinda,
  • Howell Victoria,
  • Jacobs Charlene,
  • Haffejee Sumayya,
  • Govender Premi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-562
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
p. 562

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Abstract Background Infections due to nontyphoidal Salmonella have increased worldwide over the last couple of decades. Salmonella enterica serotype Blockley (Salmonella Blockley) infections is associated with chickens and is a rarely isolated serotype in human infections in most countries. Case presentation We report a case of human infections due to Salmonella Blockley in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in 2011. Three African males (aged 4, 14 and 16) presented to a clinic with diarrhoea, stomach cramps and headache. They started experiencing signs of illness a day after they consumed a common meal, consisting of meat, rice and potatoes. Stool specimens from the patients cultured Salmonella Blockley. The strains showed an indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pattern. Conclusion This is the first recorded case of human infections due to Salmonella Blockley in South Africa.

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