The other group G streptococcus: Increased detection of Streptococcus canis ulcer infections in dog owners

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2327-2329

  Lam, Maggie M ^a   Clarridge III, Jill E ^a,b   Young, E J ^c   Mizuki, Sally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CASE REPORT; DOG; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ULCER; STREPTOCOCCUS CANIS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; DIABETIC FOOT; DOGS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; ZOONOSES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; STREPTOCOCCUS CANIS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP G';

EID: 34547647043     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01765-06     Document Type: Article

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