Laboratory-acquired infections of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi in South Africa: phenotypic and genotypic analysis of isolates

Abstract Background Workers in clinical microbiology laboratories are exposed to a variety of pathogenic microorganisms. Salmonella species is among the most commonly reported bacterial causes of laboratory-acquired infections. We report on three cases of laboratory-acquired Salmonella enterica sero...

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Main Authors: Anthony Marius Smith, Shannon Lucrecia Smouse, Nomsa Pauline Tau, Colleen Bamford, Vineshree Mischka Moodley, Charlene Jacobs, Kerrigan Mary McCarthy, Adré Lourens, Karen Helena Keddy, GERMS-SA Surveillance Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2757-2