First case of a dog bite wound infection caused by Streptococcus minor in human

M. Tré-Hardy; T. Saussez; J.C. Yombi; H. Rodriguez-Villalobos

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2016.08.001

New Microbes and New Infections (Nov 2016)

First case of a dog bite wound infection caused by Streptococcus minor in human

M. Tré-Hardy,
T. Saussez,
J.C. Yombi,
H. Rodriguez-Villalobos

Affiliations

M. Tré-Hardy: Department of Microbiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
T. Saussez: Department of Urology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
J.C. Yombi: Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
H. Rodriguez-Villalobos: Department of Microbiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2016.08.001
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. C
pp. 49 – 50

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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.

Published in New Microbes and New Infections

ISSN: 2052-2975 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/new-microbes-and-new-infections

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