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

Zohari Z 1 , Barkham T 2 , Mohamad Maswan N 3 , Chen SL 4 , Muthanna A 5 , Lee KW 6 Show all authors , Mohd Desa MN 5 , Azmai MNA 7 , Sither Joseph NM 6 , Amin-Nordin S 8

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 308433, Singapore
  • 3 Department of Pathology, Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru, 80100, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  • 4 Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, 119228, Singapore
  • 5 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 6 Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 7 Aquatic Animal Health and Therapeutics Laboratory, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 8 Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah,Universiti Putra Malaysia, Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
J Med Microbiol, 2023 Jun;72(6).
PMID: 37389575 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.

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