A case of Streptococcus canis bacteremia, osteomyelitis, sacroiliitis, myositis, and abscess
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- A. L. Van Tol; B. Tang; I. D. Mackie
- Source
- BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2022)
- Subject
- Streptococcus canis
Zoonosis
Bacteremia
Sepsis
Osteomyelitis
Abscess
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1471-2334
Key Points 1. S. canis does not require a clear portal of entry to cause infection 2. When S. canis infection is identified, screening for sites of metastatic infection should be considered 3. S. canis infection is typically susceptible to narrow-spectrum antibiotics