Babu K, Sonnenberg M, Kathpalia S, Ortega P, Swiatlo A L, Kocka F E
Division of Infectious Disease, Cook County Hospital, Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, Chicago, Illinois 60612.
J Clin Microbiol. 1990 Feb;28(2):361-2. doi: 10.1128/jcm.28.2.361-362.1990.
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.