causes bacterial meningitis with hearing loss in patients without direct exposure to pigs in a regional pork industry territory
Streptococcus suis (S. suis) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen that causes bacterial meningitis in humans. S. suis is an encapsulated gram-positive facultative anaerobic bacterium and is an important pathogen in pigs. This infectious disease usually manifests in humans as meningitis, endocarditis, se...
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| author | Joong-Goo Kim Gil Myeong Seong Young Ree Kim Sang Taek Heo Jeong Rae Yoo |
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| description | Streptococcus suis (S. suis) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen that causes bacterial meningitis in humans. S. suis is an encapsulated gram-positive facultative anaerobic bacterium and is an important pathogen in pigs. This infectious disease usually manifests in humans as meningitis, endocarditis, septicemia, and arthritis. Most cases originate in Southeast Asia, and human S. suis infections are often reported in countries with a high density of pigs. Meningitis is a common clinical manifestation of S. suis infection. Moreover, hearing loss is a common complication that can be bilateral, profound, and/or permanent. This report presents two cases of bacterial meningitis and hearing loss caused by S. suis in patients without a history of direct exposure to pigs in an intensive pork industry region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a2e3dc569bf4b6cbdfbef9fbafff1a22023-08-31T05:25:51ZengInstitute for Medical Science, Jeju National UniversityJournal of Medicine and Life Science2671-49222023-03-01201434710.22730/jmls.2023.20.1.43511causes bacterial meningitis with hearing loss in patients without direct exposure to pigs in a regional pork industry territoryJoong-Goo Kim0Gil Myeong Seong1Young Ree Kim2Sang Taek Heo3Jeong Rae Yoo4 Department of Neurology, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of KoreaStreptococcus suis (S. suis) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen that causes bacterial meningitis in humans. S. suis is an encapsulated gram-positive facultative anaerobic bacterium and is an important pathogen in pigs. This infectious disease usually manifests in humans as meningitis, endocarditis, septicemia, and arthritis. Most cases originate in Southeast Asia, and human S. suis infections are often reported in countries with a high density of pigs. Meningitis is a common clinical manifestation of S. suis infection. Moreover, hearing loss is a common complication that can be bilateral, profound, and/or permanent. This report presents two cases of bacterial meningitis and hearing loss caused by S. suis in patients without a history of direct exposure to pigs in an intensive pork industry region.http://www.e-jmls.org/upload/pdf/jmls-2023-20-1-43.pdf meningitisbacterialdeafnessbacterial zoonoses |
| spellingShingle | Joong-Goo Kim Gil Myeong Seong Young Ree Kim Sang Taek Heo Jeong Rae Yoo causes bacterial meningitis with hearing loss in patients without direct exposure to pigs in a regional pork industry territory Journal of Medicine and Life Science meningitis bacterial deafness bacterial zoonoses |
| title | causes bacterial meningitis with hearing loss in patients without direct exposure to pigs in a regional pork industry territory |
| title_full | causes bacterial meningitis with hearing loss in patients without direct exposure to pigs in a regional pork industry territory |
| title_fullStr | causes bacterial meningitis with hearing loss in patients without direct exposure to pigs in a regional pork industry territory |
| title_full_unstemmed | causes bacterial meningitis with hearing loss in patients without direct exposure to pigs in a regional pork industry territory |
| title_short | causes bacterial meningitis with hearing loss in patients without direct exposure to pigs in a regional pork industry territory |
| title_sort | causes bacterial meningitis with hearing loss in patients without direct exposure to pigs in a regional pork industry territory |
| topic | meningitis bacterial deafness bacterial zoonoses |
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