Two cases report bacteremia from an opportunistic pathogen in humans, highlighting infection risks from raw milk cheese and horses.
Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus is an opportunistic pathogen. Human infections are rare and often linked to close contact with horses. Consumption of raw milk cheese has also been incriminated. We present two cases of S. equi ssp. zooepidemicus bacteremia diagnosed within a short space of time in the same hospital.
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