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A Fishy Tale: a Man with Empyema Caused by Streptococcus halichoeri

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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 52, Issue 2, Pages 681-682

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AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.03055-13

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In 2004, veterinary laboratories in the United Kingdom reported a novel Lancefield group B streptococcus, Streptococcus halichoeri, in seals. We report a case of Streptococcus halichoeri causing postoperative empyema in a patient. A search of the literature revealed that this is the first case of S. halichoeri ever reported in humans.

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