Streptococcus suis Meningitis : A Case Report

Authors

  • Satchana Pumprueng Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • Niphon Poungvarin Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

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Abstract

We reported 51 year old man from Kanchanaburi Province presented with acute bacterial meningitis. The pathogenic bacteria was identified as γ-haemolytic streptococci ( non gr D ). The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed lymphocytic pleocytosis which were indistinguishable to tuberculous or fungal infections. After treatment with penicillin and third generation cephalosporin for 2 weeks, CSF culture for bacteria was negative, but the symptoms were still persisting and later on developed sensorineural hearing loss. Antibiotics were continued for another 6 weeks. Patient responsed to medication well but complicated with hydrocephalus and sensorineural hearing loss that both were treated promptly. The most likely pathogenic organism in this patient is Streptococcus suis.

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Published

01-01-1999

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Pumprueng, S. ., & Poungvarin, N. . (1999). Streptococcus suis Meningitis : A Case Report. Siriraj Medical Journal, 51(1), 45–48. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/246823

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 1 (1999): January

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Case Report

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