A case of bacteremia and pneumonia caused by Streptococcus equi subspecies equi infection in a 70-year-old female following horse exposure in rural Wyoming

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Human zoonotic infectious disease caused by Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus

Misun Kim et al.

Summary: SEZ is a highly contagious infectious organism that causes disease in horses, and while rarely isolated from humans, zoonotic infections can occur in individuals exposed to horses and other livestock. Genotypes of SEZ isolates from human cases in South Korea were found to be similar to isolates from the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

ZOONOSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH (2022)

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Review Microbiology

Streptococcus equi subsp. equi in Retropharyngeal Abscess: Case Report and Review of Literature

Anna Wasniewska-Wlodarczyk et al.

Summary: This report presents an extremely rare case of retropharyngeal abscess in a 12-year-old girl caused by an infection of Streptococcus equi subsp. equi.

MICROORGANISMS (2022)

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Article Clinical Neurology

Meningoencephalitis with Streptococcus equi Subspecies equi Leading to a Dural Arteriovenous Fistula

Jeroen Kerstens et al.

Summary: This case report describes a rare invasive infection in humans caused by Streptococcus equi subsp. equi, which normally affects horses. The patient initially recovered well but was readmitted with multiple intraparenchymatous cerebral hemorrhages, along with a suspected superficial dural arteriovenous fistula. This highlights the invasiveness of these bacteria and the potential complications they can cause, including the formation of de novo dural arteriovenous fistula after central nervous system infection.

CASE REPORTS IN NEUROLOGICAL MEDICINE (2021)

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Article Infectious Diseases