Permanent perceptive deafness due to Streptococcus suis type II infection
| Autor: | M. F. G. Murphy, J. M. Shneerson, I. W. Fawcett, B. Chattopadhyay |
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| Rok vydání: | 1980 |
| Předmět: |
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Hearing loss medicine.drug_class Food Handling Penicillin Resistance Antibiotics Streptococcus suis Deafness medicine.disease_cause Microbiology Pet food Streptococcal Infections medicine Humans Perceptive deafness biology business.industry Streptococcus Penicillin G General Medicine Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Occupational Diseases Otorhinolaryngology Penicillin resistance medicine.symptom business Meningitis |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of laryngology and otology. 94(4) |
| ISSN: | 0022-2151 |
| Popis: | We report a case of meningitis and perceptive deafness caused by Streptococcus suis type II (Group R beta-haemolytic streptococcus). The illness is known to be an occupational hazard of pigmeat handlers and our patient worked in a pet food factory processing pig meat. His hearing loss was very severe and showed no improvement despite adequate antibiotic treatment. The organism that was isolated is the first to show penicillin resistance. The implications of this for antibiotic treatment are discussed. |
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