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J Med Microbiol 55 (2006), 957-959; DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46546-0
© 2006 Society for General Microbiology
ISSN 1473-5644

Case Report

Streptococcus gallinaceus bacteraemia in an abattoir worker presenting with a febrile illness

Michelle N. D. Balm1,2, Han T. Truong1, Anwar S. Choudhary1, Geoffrey M. Robinson1 and Timothy K. Blackmore1,2

Department of Internal Medicine1 and Department of Microbiology2 , Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington Hospital, Private Bag 7902, 6003 Wellington South, New Zealand

Correspondence
Michelle N. D. Balm
michelle.balm{at}ccdhb.org.nz

Received 30 January 2006
Accepted 18 March 2006

Streptococcus gallinaceus is a newly described species of viridans streptococci, previously only identified as causing disease in broiler chickens. This organism was recovered in pure culture from blood taken from a New Zealand abattoir worker presenting with a febrile illness. This first report of bacteraemia caused by S. gallinaceus in a human may help the understanding of the ecology of this recently described organism.






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