Actinobacillus equuli septicemia: an unusual zoonotic infection

C Ashhurst-Smith; R Norton; W Thoreau; M M Peel

doi:10.1128/JCM.36.9.2789-2790.1998

Actinobacillus equuli septicemia: an unusual zoonotic infection

J Clin Microbiol. 1998 Sep;36(9):2789-90. doi: 10.1128/JCM.36.9.2789-2790.1998.

Authors

C Ashhurst-Smith¹, R Norton, W Thoreau, M M Peel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Townsville General Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Actinobacillus / classification*
Actinobacillus / growth & development
Actinobacillus / isolation & purification
Actinobacillus Infections / diagnosis*
Actinobacillus Infections / drug therapy
Actinobacillus Infections / transmission*
Animals
Bacteremia / diagnosis*
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Bacteremia / transmission
Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use*
Floxacillin / therapeutic use
Gentamicins / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Penicillin G / therapeutic use
Shock, Septic / microbiology
Zoonoses / microbiology*

Substances

Gentamicins
Floxacillin
Penicillin G