title: First Human Case of Meningitis and Sepsis in a Child Caused by Actinobacillus suis or Actinobacillus equuli.
abstract: We report the first human case of meningitis and sepsis caused in a child by Actinobacillus suis or A. equuli, a common opportunistic pathogen of swine or horses, respectively. Identification was performed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry and real-time PCR assay. A previous visit to a farm was suspected as the source of infection.
authors: Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors: Carlotta
authors: C
authors: Montagnani
authors: Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors: Patrizia
authors: P
authors: Pecile
authors: Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Moriondo
authors: Laboratory Medicine Unit, ASL6, Leghorn, Italy.
authors: Patrizia
authors: P
authors: Petricci
authors: Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors: Sabrina
authors: S
authors: Becciani
authors: Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Chiappini
authors: Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Indolfi
authors: Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
authors: Gian Maria
authors: GM
authors: Rossolini
authors: Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors: Chiara
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7236-1655
authors: C
authors: Azzari
authors: Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors: Maurizio
authors: M
authors: de Martino
authors: Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy luisa.galli@unifi.it.
authors: Luisa
authors: L
authors: Galli
mesh_terms: D000189:Actinobacillus Infections; D044131:Actinobacillus equuli; D044132:Actinobacillus suis; D000293:Adolescent; D016470:Bacteremia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial; D058889:Molecular Typing