Zoonotic necrotizing myositis caused by Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus in a farmer

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus is a beta-hemolytic group C streptococcus mainly causing infections in domesticated animals. Here we describe the first case of zoonotic necrotizing myositis caused by this bacterium. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was a 73-year-old, previously hea...

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Autores principales: Kittang, Bård Reiakvam, Pettersen, Veronika Kuchařová, Oppegaard, Oddvar, Skutlaberg, Dag Harald, Dale, Håvard, Wiker, Harald G., Skrede, Steinar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28201995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2262-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28201995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2262-7

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