The first report of Streptococcus pluranimalium infection from Iran: A case report and literature review

TheStreptococcus pluranimalium was isolated from both of animals and human infection. There is limited information about pathogenicity ofS  pluranimalium. As fastidious bacteria,S  pluranimalium is not isolated in the routinely culture media and easily misidentified with other streptococci species with conventional microbiology test. According to review of the literatures, the cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, vancomycin, and linezolid are the first choice agents for treatment of infection caused byS  pluranimalium. AbstractTheStreptococcus pluranimalium was isolated from both of animals and human infection. There is limited information about pathogenicity ofS  pluranimalium. As fastidious bacteria,S  pluranimalium is not isolated in the routinely culture media and easily misidentified with other streptococci species with conventional microbiology test. According to review of the literatures, the cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, vancomycin, and linezolid are the first choice agents for treatment of infection caused byS  pluranimalium.

Source: Clinical Case Reports - August 17, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kiarash Ghazvini, Mohsen Karbalaei, Hamidreza Kianifar, Masoud Keikha Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research