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Streptococcus lutetiensis septicemia in a 3-month-old reticulated giraffe calf

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Streptococcus lutetiensis is a gram-positive organism in the non-enterococcal Lancefield group D Streptococcus bovis/S. equinus complex. S. lutetiensis has been reported as a cause of septicemia, endocarditis, and meningitis in humans, mastitis in dairy cows, and systemic streptococcosis in sea otters. A 3-mo-old reticulated giraffe ( Giraffa reticulata ) with a history of suspected failure of passive transfer (FPT) was submitted for postmortem examination, revealing bacterial septicemia, fibrinosuppurative polyarthritis, and embolic glomerulonephritis, with intravascular gram-positive cocci and microthrombosis in multiple organs. Bacterial culture and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization–time-of-flight mass spectrometry detected S. lutetiensis . S. lutetiensis septicemia was likely the result of FPT in this giraffe calf.

Source: Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

DOI: 10.1177/10406387251412381

Authors: Luan C. Henker, Arthur C. Cheng, Jenna W. Stockler, Kwinton Thompkins, Jessica Rush, Christy Williams, Vakiera Taylor, Aaron Kirkland, Christine Quance, Jessica Hicks, Keira Stuart, Rachel L. A. L. T. Neto

Institutions: Auburn University, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture

Language: English

Topic: Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7125215793

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