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Acute Meningitis by Streptococcus suis

Maria-Jesus Corrales-Arroyo, Maria Angeles Del Real-Francia, Amalia Hernandez-Gonzalez, Gema Lopez-Gallardo, Jose Manuel Morales Puebla, Juan Jose Caston-Osorio.

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Abstract
Streptococcus suis is a coccus Gram positive, anaerobic optional. Human infection by this microorganism is a zoonotic disease that usually presents as purulent meningitis. Mortality is low but is common sequelae. A case of meningitis by S. suis secondary to contact with pigs is presented here. A 35-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital complaining of high fever, malaise, vomiting and headache. A physical examination revealed decreased level of consciousness, with adequate response to painful stimulus and his eyes with deconjugated gaze. S. suis was isolated in blood culture. He was treated with cefotaxime, vancomycin and acyclovir in the intensive care unit. He experienced progressive improvement. He was discharged with severe deafness and a minimally unstable gait as sequellae. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2012; 2(4): 160-162


 
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Maria-Jesus Corrales-Arroyo, Maria Angeles Del Real-Francia, Amalia Hernandez-Gonzalez, Gema Lopez-Gallardo, Jose Manuel Morales Puebla, Juan Jose Caston-Osorio. Acute Meningitis by Streptococcus suis. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012; 2(4): 160-162 . doi:10.5799/jmid2012.04.0064


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Maria-Jesus Corrales-Arroyo, Maria Angeles Del Real-Francia, Amalia Hernandez-Gonzalez, Gema Lopez-Gallardo, Jose Manuel Morales Puebla, Juan Jose Caston-Osorio. Acute Meningitis by Streptococcus suis. https://www.jmidonline.org/?mno=302657309 [Access: February 03, 2024]. doi:10.5799/jmid2012.04.0064


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Maria-Jesus Corrales-Arroyo, Maria Angeles Del Real-Francia, Amalia Hernandez-Gonzalez, Gema Lopez-Gallardo, Jose Manuel Morales Puebla, Juan Jose Caston-Osorio. Acute Meningitis by Streptococcus suis. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012; 2(4): 160-162 . doi:10.5799/jmid2012.04.0064



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Maria-Jesus Corrales-Arroyo, Maria Angeles Del Real-Francia, Amalia Hernandez-Gonzalez, Gema Lopez-Gallardo, Jose Manuel Morales Puebla, Juan Jose Caston-Osorio. Acute Meningitis by Streptococcus suis. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2012), [cited February 03, 2024]; 2(4): 160-162 . doi:10.5799/jmid2012.04.0064



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Maria-Jesus Corrales-Arroyo, Maria Angeles Del Real-Francia, Amalia Hernandez-Gonzalez, Gema Lopez-Gallardo, Jose Manuel Morales Puebla, Juan Jose Caston-Osorio (2012) Acute Meningitis by Streptococcus suis. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 2 (4), 160-162 . doi:10.5799/jmid2012.04.0064



Turabian Style

Maria-Jesus Corrales-Arroyo, Maria Angeles Del Real-Francia, Amalia Hernandez-Gonzalez, Gema Lopez-Gallardo, Jose Manuel Morales Puebla, Juan Jose Caston-Osorio. 2012. Acute Meningitis by Streptococcus suis. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2 (4), 160-162 . doi:10.5799/jmid2012.04.0064



Chicago Style

Maria-Jesus Corrales-Arroyo, Maria Angeles Del Real-Francia, Amalia Hernandez-Gonzalez, Gema Lopez-Gallardo, Jose Manuel Morales Puebla, Juan Jose Caston-Osorio. "Acute Meningitis by Streptococcus suis." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2 (2012), 160-162 . doi:10.5799/jmid2012.04.0064



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Maria-Jesus Corrales-Arroyo, Maria Angeles Del Real-Francia, Amalia Hernandez-Gonzalez, Gema Lopez-Gallardo, Jose Manuel Morales Puebla, Juan Jose Caston-Osorio. "Acute Meningitis by Streptococcus suis." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2.4 (2012), 160-162 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid2012.04.0064



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Maria-Jesus Corrales-Arroyo, Maria Angeles Del Real-Francia, Amalia Hernandez-Gonzalez, Gema Lopez-Gallardo, Jose Manuel Morales Puebla, Juan Jose Caston-Osorio (2012) Acute Meningitis by Streptococcus suis. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2 (4), 160-162 . doi:10.5799/jmid2012.04.0064