Spontaneous meningoencephalitis by Staphylococcus aureus in an infant golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas).
Camila Vieira MolinaMarina G BuenoMaria Cecília M KierulffAlcides PissinattiMarcos Paulo Vieira CunhaTerezinha KnöblJosé L Catão-DiasJosué Díaz-DelgadoPublished in: Journal of medical primatology (2019)
Non-human primates are susceptible to many bacteria, some of which bear zoonotic potential. We report the pathologic features of spontaneous fulminating meningoencephalitis by Staphylococcus aureus in a captive infant golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) from Brazil.