Open AccessMeningitis Caused byStreptococcus suis: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Sungyoung Choi,
BangHoon Cho,
KangHo Choi,
Taewoo Nam,
JoonTae Kim,
ManSeok Park,
Byeong C. Kim,
Myeong-Kyu Kim,
Ki-Hyun Cho
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical neurology/the journal of clinical neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.208
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2005-5013
pISSN - 1738-6586
DOI - 10.3988/jcn.2012.8.1.79
Subject(s) - streptococcus suis , meningitis , spondylodiscitis , medicine , chills , headaches , hearing loss , antibiotics , pediatrics , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , audiology , biochemistry , virulence , gene
Human infection with Streptococcus suis (S. suis), a zoonotic pathogen, has been reported mainly in pig-rearing and pork-consuming countries. Meningitis is the most-common clinical manifestation and is often associated with deafness and vestibular dysfunction.