New technology meets clinical knowledge: Diagnosing Streptococcus suis meningitis in a 67-year-old man

Strepotocuccus suis (S. suis) infection is known to be caused by the exposure to contaminated animals, specifically pigs and wild boars. This pathogen can cause bacterial meningitis, and one report indicated that it is the most common pathogen causing bacterial meningitis in Vietnam (Mai et al., 200...

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Main Authors: Mitsuya Katayama, Takahiro Mori, Shinya Hasegawa, Yusuke Kanakubo, Akihiko Shimizu, Satoshi Hayano, Naoto Hosokawa, Sandra Moody
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250918300118