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J Med Microbiol 56 (2007), 1246-1249; DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47180-0
© 2007 Society for General Microbiology
ISSN 1473-5644

Case Report

Invasive infection with Streptococcus iniae in Taiwan

Jun-Ren Sun1, Juh-Cheng Yan2, Ching-Ying Yeh1, Shih-Yi Lee1 and Jang-Jih Lu1

1 Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

2 Department of Pathology, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

Correspondence
Jang-Jih Lu
jjl{at}ndmctsgh.edu.tw

Received 21 January 2007
Accepted 18 April 2007

Streptococcus iniae, a common fish pathogen, rarely infects humans. In this report, a case of invasive S. iniae infection in a 51-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus and hepatitis C-related liver cirrhosis is described. The isolate was identified by 16S rDNA sequencing. The patient recovered after 1 week of treatment with ampicillin.






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