Case report: One human Streptococcus suis infection in Shandong Province, China.
Medicine (Baltimore)
; 102(14): e33491, 2023 Apr 07.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Streptococcus suis is an emerging zoonotic pathogen. Human infections with S suis have been identified in Europe, North America, South America, Oceania, Africa and Asia. As the most common clinical symptom of human S suis, meningitis develops in 50% to 60% of infected patients, and approximately 60% of the patients with meningitis symptoms have neurologic sequelae. The cost of infection with S suis imposes a tremendous burden on patients' families. CASE PRESENTATION A 56-year-old woman was infected with S suis. The patient reared pigs in her backyard. At admission, her blood examination showed a leukocyte count of 27.28 × 109/L with 94.20% neutrophils. Cerebrospinal fluid was cloudy with a leukocyte count of 2700 × 106/L. Cerebrospinal fluid cultures revealed gram-positive cocci identified as S suis type II. Ceftriaxone was then administered.CONCLUSION:
Human infections with S suis highlights the need for health education, prevention and surveillance it.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Estreptocócicas
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Streptococcus suis
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Meningites Bacterianas
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Meningite
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Medicine (Baltimore)
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article