Clinical and microbiological features of bacteremia with Streptococcus equi.
Streptococcus equi (SE) rarely causes human infections. We identified 18 SE isolates from blood cultures. The focus of infection was unknown (n = 5), arthritis (n = 3), catheter-related (n = 2), pneumonia (n = 2), or other (n = 6). There were no fatalities. Several patients had animal contacts but there were no indications of clonal outbreaks.
Division of Infection Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Kristina
K
Trell
Clinical Microbiology, Labmedicin, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden; Department of Laboratory Medicine Lund, Section of Medical Microbiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Bo
B
Nilson
Clinical Microbiology, Labmedicin, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden; Department of Laboratory Medicine Lund, Section of Medical Microbiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Ann-Cathrine
AC
Petersson
Division of Infection Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Electronic address: Magnus.Rasmussen@med.lu.se.
Magnus
M
Rasmussen
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D018502:Streptococcus equi / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
Bacteremia; Streptococcus equi