IDCases.
Publisher:
Elsevier Ltd.,
Country: Netherlands
Language: English
Start Year:2013 -
ISSN:
2214-2509 (Electronic)
2214-2509 (Linking)
2214-2509 (Linking)
Impact Factor
1.5
2022
| NLM ID: | 101634540 |
| (OCoLC): | 869799858 |
| LCCN: | 2014243609 |
Streptococcus equi subsp. equi meningitis, septicemia and subdural empyema in a child. Streptococcus equi subsp. equi is a group C β-hemolytic streptococcus, and is an invasive pathogen with a very restricted host, causing the equine infection known as 'strangles'. It is a poor colonizer in horses, preferentially causing invasion and infection, compared with its ancestor Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus, which is considered an opportunistic commensal of the equine upper respiratory tract. In humans, S. equi subsp. equi causes invasive infections in immunocompromised hosts, often following close contact with horses. Such infections are associated with a high mortality, as...