A 56-Year-Old Woman with Chronic Hepatitis C Liver Disease and Meningitis due to Streptococcus equi subsp. Zooepidemicus
Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus (S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus), which carries the Lancefield group C antigen, is an uncommon human pathogen. It is considered an opportunistic commensal of the equine upper respiratory tract and causes invasive infections in immunocompromised hosts, following...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2021-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Critical Care |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7227054 |