1.
J Clin Microbiol
; 36(9): 2789-90, 1998 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9705442
ABSTRACT
We describe the isolation of Actinobacillus equuli from the blood of a 53-year-old butcher with septicemia. This species of the genus Actinobacillus is primarily associated with animals and animal diseases, especially septicemia in foals. This is the first report of the isolation of A. equuli from a human with septicemia.
Subject(s)
Actinobacillus Infections/diagnosis , Actinobacillus Infections/transmission , Actinobacillus/classification , Bacteremia/diagnosis , Drug Therapy, Combination/therapeutic use , Zoonoses/microbiology , Actinobacillus/growth & development , Actinobacillus/isolation & purification , Actinobacillus Infections/drug therapy , Animals , Bacteremia/drug therapy , Bacteremia/transmission , Floxacillin/therapeutic use , Gentamicins/therapeutic use , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Penicillin G/therapeutic use , Shock, Septic/microbiology
2.
Heart Lung
; 14(5): 519-20, 1985 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3849533