Publication: Streptococcus suis Toxic-shock Syndrome and Meningitis
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1997-12-01
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01252208
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Mahidol University
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SCOPUS
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Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.80, No.1 (1997), 62-68
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Amorn Leelarasamee, Surapee Tien-Grim, Churairatana Nilakul, Somporn Srifuengfung, Wattanachai Susaengrat Streptococcus suis Toxic-shock Syndrome and Meningitis. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.80, No.1 (1997), 62-68. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/18045
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Streptococcus suis Toxic-shock Syndrome and Meningitis
Abstract
Three cases with S. suis bacteremia and meningitis were reported. The first case was a 23-year-old butcher who was a regular drinker of alcohol for two years and developed streptococcal toxic-shock syndrome. The organism was transmitted to him through a minor cut in his right arm. The second cases was a 49-year-old female laborer who had been consuming locally produced alcohol for 20 years and developed fever and meningitis. Unfortunately, she succumbed in seven days despite intensive supportive and cefotaxime treatments. The third case was a 45-year-old regular alcoholic drinker and car painter who was seen at a private hospital due to contusion at his left lateral chest wall. However, fever and confusion due to meningitis was detected upon admission. Irreversible deafness developed within 48 hours of ceftriaxone therapy for meningitis. He finally recovered with deafness. S. suis was isolated from blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures in all three cases though initially reported to be viridans group of streptococci.