Streptococcus suis Meningitis: Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation and Treatment
| Autor: | Paweł Jakubowski, Maria Hlebowicz, Tomasz Smiatacz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Purulent meningitis biology business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) 030231 tropical medicine Streptococcus suis 030108 mycology & parasitology medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases Virology Internal medicine Pork meat Epidemiology Etiology Medicine Presentation (obstetrics) business Meningitis |
| Zdroj: | Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 19:557-562 |
| ISSN: | 1557-7759 1530-3667 |
| Popis: | Streptococcus suis, a prevalent porcine pathogen, may sporadically cause infections in humans, and has recently emerged as a cause of zoonoses in some professionals. The aim of this article was to review available data on epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, diagnostics, and management of the most common form of S. suis infection, purulent meningitis. Literature data show that S. suis is an important etiological factor of purulent meningitis, especially in subjects being occupationally exposed to contact with pigs and/or pork meat. Owing to growing incidence of S. suis meningitis, a history of such exposure should be verified in each patient presenting with typical meningeal symptoms. Whenever S. suis was confirmed as the etiological factor of purulent meningitis, therapeutic protocol should be adjusted appropriately, to avoid patient's exposure to potentially ototoxic antimicrobial agents and corticosteroids. Considering the biphasic character of S. suis meningitis and its frequently atypical outcome, all individuals with this condition should be optimally supervised by a multidisciplinary team, including an ENT specialist. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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