Zoonotic transmission of Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus from a dog to a handler.
This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first case report to describe the apparent transmission of Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus from an infected dog to a handler who subsequently developed severe systemic infection. Characterization of the haemolytic streptococci isolated from both the patient and the dog, by phenotypic and molecular analysis, confirmed the canine and human isolates were identical.
Abbott
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Veterinary Sciences, Veterinary Sciences Centre, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Acke
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Veterinary Sciences, Veterinary Sciences Centre, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Khan
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Beacon Hospital, Sandyford, Dublin 18, Ireland.
Muldoon
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St James's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Markey
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BK
Veterinary Sciences, Veterinary Sciences Centre, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Pinilla
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Veterinary Sciences, Veterinary Sciences Centre, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Leonard
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Veterinary Sciences, Veterinary Sciences Centre, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Steward
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Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, UK.
Waller
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A
Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, UK.
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D018502:Streptococcus equi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015047:Zoonoses
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents