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Invasive infection with Streptococcus iniae in Taiwan

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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 56, Issue 9, Pages 1246-1249

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MICROBIOLOGY SOC
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47180-0

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Streptococcus iniae, a common fish pathogen, rarely infects humans. In this report, a case of invasive S. iniae infection in a 51-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus and hepatitis C-related liver cirrhosis is described. The isolate was identified by 16S rDNA sequencing. The patient recovered after 1 week of treatment with ampicillin.

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