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

J Med Microbiol. 2023 Jun;72(6). doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001729.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: GBS; Streptococcus agalactiae; bacterial zoonoses; chain of infection; fish diseases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Fresh Water
  • Humans
  • Malaysia / epidemiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Sepsis*
  • Streptococcus agalactiae* / genetics