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. 1990 Feb;28(2):361–362. doi: 10.1128/jcm.28.2.361-362.1990

Isolation of salmonellae from dried rattlesnake preparations.

K Babu 1, M Sonnenberg 1, S Kathpalia 1, P Ortega 1, A L Swiatlo 1, F E Kocka 1
PMCID: PMC269608  PMID: 2312681

Abstract

Salmonella arizonae and other Salmonella serovars were isolated from four different rattlesnake preparations which were used for self-treatment of various diseases. A case of disseminated S. arizonae infection is reported in a patient who had acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and ingested dried rattlesnake.

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