Wound infection caused by Staphylococcus hyicus subspecies hyicus after a donkey bite.
Staphylococcus hyicus subspecies hyicus has not previously been reported to cause human infections, but is a well known cause of diseases in a variety of animals. We report a wound infection following a donkey bite.
Osterlund
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Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
Nordlund
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000382:microbiology*; D018397:Equidae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*