The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie médicale.
Publisher:
Pulsus Group,. Nasr City : Hindawi Publishing Corporation (2015)
Frequency: Quarterly, 2009-
Country: Egypt
Language: English
Author(s):
Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada.
Start Year:2004 -
ISSN:
1712-9532 (Print)
1918-1493 (Electronic)
1712-9532 (Linking)
1918-1493 (Electronic)
1712-9532 (Linking)
Impact Factor
2.8
2023
| NLM ID: | 101226876 |
| (OCoLC): | 56344966 |
| LCCN: | 2004243641 |
| Classification: | W1 CA594G |
A case of disseminated infection caused by Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus. Human infections with Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus, a group C streptococcus, are very rare and are generally associated with contact with horses, and consumption of unpasteurized milk products, goat cheese or pork. In most cases S zooepidemicus leads to fulminant infections. The case of a middle-aged woman who had sporadic contact with horses is described in the present report. She developed a bacteremia with severe and extensive complications that included meningitis, mitral endocarditis and blindness due to bilateral endophthalmitis. To the authors' knowledge, this is the firs...