title: Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus infections associated with guinea pigs.
abstract: Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus is a known zoonotic pathogen. In this public health investigation conducted in Virginia, USA, in 2013, we identified a probable family cluster of S. zooepidemicus cases linked epidemiologically and genetically to infected guinea pigs. S. zooepidemicus infections should be considered in patients who have severe clinical illness and report guinea pig exposure.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gruszynski
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Seth J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Garvin
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fritzinger
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gertz
authors.forename: Julia M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Marshall
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D018502:Streptococcus equi / Q000235:genetics*