Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Streptococcal meningitis resulting from contact with an infected horse.
- Journal:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
- Year:
- 2001
- Authors:
- Downar, J et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Microbiology · Canada
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
This case involves a woman who developed a serious infection in her brain called group C streptococcal meningitis after being kicked by a horse. She had been in close contact with animals and had a head injury from the kick. Tests on her blood and spinal fluid showed the presence of a specific type of bacteria called Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus, which was also found in a throat culture from the colt that kicked her two weeks earlier. This suggests that the infection likely came from the horse. The outcome of the treatment is not mentioned in the abstract.
Abstract
We report a case of group C streptococcal meningitis in a woman with a history of close animal contact as well as head trauma as a result of a kick by a horse. Blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures grew Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus, as did a throat culture taken from the colt that had kicked her 2 weeks prior to admission.
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