TY - JOUR
T1 - Streptococcus equinus septicemia
T2 - report of two cases and review of the literature
AU - Klein, R. S.
AU - Catalano, M. T.
AU - Edberg, S. C.
AU - Casey, J. I.
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - Two cases of septicemia with Streptococcus equinus, a group D streptococcus, are reported, and the literature pertaining to infections with this organism is reviewed. Both of our patients presented with obvious signs of infection, had S. equinus isolated from multiple blood cultures, and had a good clinical response to penicillin therapy, alone or in combination with streptomycin. In vitro testing of the isolates confirmed susceptibility to penicillin. S. equinus should now be recognized as a human pathogen as are the other group D streptococci, S. bovis and the enterococci.
AB - Two cases of septicemia with Streptococcus equinus, a group D streptococcus, are reported, and the literature pertaining to infections with this organism is reviewed. Both of our patients presented with obvious signs of infection, had S. equinus isolated from multiple blood cultures, and had a good clinical response to penicillin therapy, alone or in combination with streptomycin. In vitro testing of the isolates confirmed susceptibility to penicillin. S. equinus should now be recognized as a human pathogen as are the other group D streptococci, S. bovis and the enterococci.
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U2 - 10.1097/00000441-198003000-00003
DO - 10.1097/00000441-198003000-00003
M3 - Article
C2 - 7386522
AN - SCOPUS:0019224325
SN - 0002-9629
VL - 279
SP - 99
EP - 103
JO - American Journal of the Medical Sciences
JF - American Journal of the Medical Sciences
IS - 2
ER -