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First case of a dog bite wound infection caused by Streptococcus minor in human
We report the first case of human infection caused by Streptococcus minor in a 51-year-old immunocompetent woman admitted for dog bite injuries. At present, the role of Streptococcus minor in bite wound infections is unknown. Further studies on virulence factors are needed to elucidate its pathogeni...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031475/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27688883 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2016.08.001 |
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author | Tré-Hardy, M. Saussez, T. Yombi, J.C. Rodriguez-Villalobos, H. |
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description | We report the first case of human infection caused by Streptococcus minor in a 51-year-old immunocompetent woman admitted for dog bite injuries. At present, the role of Streptococcus minor in bite wound infections is unknown. Further studies on virulence factors are needed to elucidate its pathogenicity mechanisms. |
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spelling | pubmed-50314752016-09-29 First case of a dog bite wound infection caused by Streptococcus minor in human Tré-Hardy, M. Saussez, T. Yombi, J.C. Rodriguez-Villalobos, H. New Microbes New Infect First Clinical Case Report We report the first case of human infection caused by Streptococcus minor in a 51-year-old immunocompetent woman admitted for dog bite injuries. At present, the role of Streptococcus minor in bite wound infections is unknown. Further studies on virulence factors are needed to elucidate its pathogenicity mechanisms. Elsevier 2016-08-12 /pmc/articles/PMC5031475/ /pubmed/27688883 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2016.08.001 Text en © 2016 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | First Clinical Case Report Tré-Hardy, M. Saussez, T. Yombi, J.C. Rodriguez-Villalobos, H. First case of a dog bite wound infection caused by Streptococcus minor in human |
title | First case of a dog bite wound infection caused by Streptococcus minor in human |
title_full | First case of a dog bite wound infection caused by Streptococcus minor in human |
title_fullStr | First case of a dog bite wound infection caused by Streptococcus minor in human |
title_full_unstemmed | First case of a dog bite wound infection caused by Streptococcus minor in human |
title_short | First case of a dog bite wound infection caused by Streptococcus minor in human |
title_sort | first case of a dog bite wound infection caused by streptococcus minor in human |
topic | First Clinical Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031475/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27688883 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2016.08.001 |
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