title: Recurrent Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus Bacteremia in an Infant.
abstract: We describe a case of an infant with recurrent bacteremia caused by Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus, likely transmitted from mother to infant. Our case highlights the importance of an epidemiological history and molecular diagnostics in ascertaining insights into transmission, pathogenesis, and optimal management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, and The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua R
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0079-937X
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, and The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leber
authors.affiliation: Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: Sridhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Velineni
authors.affiliation: Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Timoney
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, and The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA monica.ardura@nationwidechildrens.org.
authors.forename: Monica I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ardura
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008297:Male; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D012008:Recurrence; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000635:transmission; D018502:Streptococcus equi / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial