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Journal Article
Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus meningitis—a case report and review of the literature
2010
Overview
A case is described of a 79-year-old man, trampled by his horses, who subsequently developed a wound infection and, later, meningitis.
Streptococcus equi
subsp.
zooepidemicus
was isolated as the causative organism.
S. equi
subsp.
zooepidemicus
, which carries the Lancefield Group C antigen, is an uncommon human pathogen but is commonly isolated from bacterial infections in animals, particularly horses. It is most commonly acquired by humans following animal contact. A review of the literature identified 20 previously described cases of
S. equi
subsp.
zooepidemicus
meningitis. Crude mortality following infection was 24%. All of the patients who died were over 70 years of age and the ingestion of unpasteurised dairy products was associated with all but one of the fatal cases. Hearing loss was a frequent complication, occurring in 19% of cases. Only 38% of patients made a complete recovery. Treatment regimes commonly included benzylpenicillin or a third-generation cephalosporin, with a mean treatment duration in survivors of 23 days.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag,Springer,Springer Nature B.V
Subject
/ Animals
/ Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage
/ Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
/ Biological and medical sciences
/ Biomedical and Life Sciences
/ Horse Diseases - microbiology
/ Horses
/ Humans
/ Male
/ Meningitis, Bacterial - diagnosis
/ Meningitis, Bacterial - drug therapy
/ Meningitis, Bacterial - microbiology
/ Review
/ Streptococcal Infections - diagnosis
/ Streptococcal Infections - drug therapy
/ Streptococcal Infections - microbiology
/ Streptococcus equi - classification
