Fish-associated Streptococcus agalactiae ST283: first human cases reported from Malaysia

In South East Asia. Streptococcus agalactiae ST283 causes sepsis in healthy adults. Raw freshwater fish consumption is the only known risk factor. These two case reports are the first from Malaysia. Although they cluster with Singapore ST283, the epidemiology is complicated by the flow of people and...

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Main Authors: Zohari, Zahira, Barkham, Timothy, Mohamad Maswan, Norfarhana, Swaine, Lin Chen, Muthanna, Abdulrahman, Kai, Wei Lee, Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir, Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal, Sither Joseph, Narcisse Mary, Amin-Nordin, Syafinaz
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Published: Microbiology Society 2023
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author Zohari, Zahira
Barkham, Timothy
Mohamad Maswan, Norfarhana
Swaine, Lin Chen
Muthanna, Abdulrahman
Kai, Wei Lee
Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir
Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal
Sither Joseph, Narcisse Mary
Amin-Nordin, Syafinaz
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Barkham, Timothy
Mohamad Maswan, Norfarhana
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description In South East Asia. Streptococcus agalactiae ST283 causes sepsis in healthy adults. Raw freshwater fish consumption is the only known risk factor. These two case reports are the first from Malaysia. Although they cluster with Singapore ST283, the epidemiology is complicated by the flow of people and fish across borders.
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spelling upm.eprints-1080172024-09-26T04:20:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108017/ Fish-associated Streptococcus agalactiae ST283: first human cases reported from Malaysia Zohari, Zahira Barkham, Timothy Mohamad Maswan, Norfarhana Swaine, Lin Chen Muthanna, Abdulrahman Kai, Wei Lee Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal Sither Joseph, Narcisse Mary Amin-Nordin, Syafinaz In South East Asia. Streptococcus agalactiae ST283 causes sepsis in healthy adults. Raw freshwater fish consumption is the only known risk factor. These two case reports are the first from Malaysia. Although they cluster with Singapore ST283, the epidemiology is complicated by the flow of people and fish across borders. Microbiology Society 2023 Article PeerReviewed Zohari, Zahira and Barkham, Timothy and Mohamad Maswan, Norfarhana and Swaine, Lin Chen and Muthanna, Abdulrahman and Kai, Wei Lee and Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir and Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal and Sither Joseph, Narcisse Mary and Amin-Nordin, Syafinaz (2023) Fish-associated Streptococcus agalactiae ST283: first human cases reported from Malaysia. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 72 (6). pp. 1-5. ISSN 0022-2615; ESSN: 1473-5644 https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.001729 10.1099/jmm.0.001729
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Barkham, Timothy
Mohamad Maswan, Norfarhana
Swaine, Lin Chen
Muthanna, Abdulrahman
Kai, Wei Lee
Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir
Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal
Sither Joseph, Narcisse Mary
Amin-Nordin, Syafinaz
Fish-associated Streptococcus agalactiae ST283: first human cases reported from Malaysia
title Fish-associated Streptococcus agalactiae ST283: first human cases reported from Malaysia
title_full Fish-associated Streptococcus agalactiae ST283: first human cases reported from Malaysia
title_fullStr Fish-associated Streptococcus agalactiae ST283: first human cases reported from Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Fish-associated Streptococcus agalactiae ST283: first human cases reported from Malaysia
title_short Fish-associated Streptococcus agalactiae ST283: first human cases reported from Malaysia
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