Abstract

SANTOYA ESPINOSA, Liset C.; MORAN DIAZ, Deisy F.; DIAZ AGUIAR, Pablo  and  RODRIGUEZ ARIAS, Edwin A.. Streptococcus suis meningitis. Medicina (B. Aires) [online]. 2024, vol.84, n.2, pp.329-332. ISSN 0025-7680.

Streptococcus suis (S. suis) is a globally prevalent swine pathogen, capable of generating infections in humans who were in contact with the animal or its raw meat. Clinical manifestations range from asymptomatic cases to systemic involvement, with low mortality, but with the possibility of leaving definitive sequelae such as ataxia and hearing loss.

There are few case reports, due to lack of knowledge of the disease and its atypical presentation. The objec tive of this article is to report the case of a man with an occupational history of contact with pigs, who was admitted for meningitis and in whom the isolation of S. suis was obtained in cerebrospinal fluid and paired blood cultures; He completed antibiotic treatment adjusted to bacterial sensitivity, and was left with mild hearing loss as a consequence.

Keywords : Meningitis; Streptococcus suis; Zoonotic disease; Zoonosis.

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