A species of Streptococcus that is pathogenic in fish and may also cause disease in humans who routinely handle infected fish. Those who are of Asian descent, elderly, or have chronic diseases such as DIABETES MELLITUS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; or LIVER CIRRHOSIS are more susceptible to Streptococcus iniae infections.

Annotation

infection: coordinate IM with STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS (IM)

infekce: kombinuj IM s deskriptorem STREPTOKOKOVÉ INFEKCE (IM)

DUI

D000070058 MeSH Browser

CUI

M000609070

Previous indexing

Streptococcus (1996-2016)

History note

2017

Public note

2017