Actinobacillus equuli septicemia: an unusual zoonotic infection.
We describe the isolation of Actinobacillus equuli from the blood of a 53-year-old butcher with septicemia. This species of the genus Actinobacillus is primarily associated with animals and animal diseases, especially septicemia in foals. This is the first report of the isolation of A. equuli from a human with septicemia.
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Townsville General Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
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Thoreau
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D000188:Actinobacillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000189:Actinobacillus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D000818:Animals; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005436:Floxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology*
D005839:Gentamicins; D005436:Floxacillin; D010400:Penicillin G