Recurrent Septicemia Caused by Streptococcus canis after a Dog Bite

Human infection with Streptococcus canis is extremely rare. We describe herein a case of septicemia with cellulitis caused by S. canis in a 75-y-old woman, which developed 2 weeks after a dog bite. Macrorestriction analysis with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis demonstrated that the organism had bee...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2001, Vol.33 (12), p.927-928
Main Author: Norihiko Takeda, Ken Kikuchi, Ryuta Asano, Tomohiro Harada, Kyouichi Totsuka, Tetsuya Sumiyoshi, Takehiko Uchiyama, Saichi Hosoda
Format: Article
Language:English
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Animals
Bacteremia - physiopathology
Bacteremia - transmission
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial sepsis
Biological and medical sciences
Bites and Stings - microbiology
Dogs - microbiology
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Recurrence
Streptococcal Infections - physiopathology
Streptococcal Infections - transmission
Streptococcus - isolation & purification
Streptococcus canis
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Summary:Human infection with Streptococcus canis is extremely rare. We describe herein a case of septicemia with cellulitis caused by S. canis in a 75-y-old woman, which developed 2 weeks after a dog bite. Macrorestriction analysis with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis demonstrated that the organism had been transmitted by means of a dog bite to her hand.
ISSN:0036-5548
1651-1980
DOI:10.1080/00365540110076903