Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus Infections Associated with Guinea Pigs

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 infectio...

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Autores principales: Gruszynski, Karen, Young, Andrea, Levine, Seth J., Garvin, Joseph P., Brown, Susan, Turner, Lauren, Fritzinger, Angela, Gertz, Robert E., Murphy, Julia M., Vogt, Marshall, Beall, Bernard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25531424
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2101.140640
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Sumario: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.

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