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Identification of Streptococcus suis in a cat with endomyocarditis.

James WoodKrystle L ReaganCatherine T Gunther-HarringtonJane E Sykes
Published in: JFMS open reports (2021)
To our knowledge, this is the first report of S suis bacteremia, an emerging pathogen, in association with endomyocarditis in the cat. This case also highlights the role of echocardiography to document progressive hemodynamic changes as a result of valvular erosion in the course of infective endocarditis treatment and the role of blood cultures as a diagnostic tool in cats presenting with fever.
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