TY - JOUR
T1 - Streptococcus suis
T2 - Meningitis, spondylodiscitis and bacteraemia with a serotype 14 strain
AU - Poggenborg, René
AU - Gaïni, Shahin
AU - Kjaeldgaard, Poul
AU - Christensen, Jens Jørgen
PY - 2008/4/3
Y1 - 2008/4/3
N2 - Meningitis and spondylodiscitis caused by Streptococcus suis is a rare disease which is contracted by occupational exposure to pigs. We report a 54-y-old pig-farm worker with S. suis meningitis and septicaemia complicated with thoracal and lumbar spine spondylodiscitis. The S. suis strain involved in this case report was identified as serotype 14, which has only been described in 2 previous cases. It is important to report infection with S. suis as a work accident for compensation if the patient has been occupationally exposed to pigs.
AB - Meningitis and spondylodiscitis caused by Streptococcus suis is a rare disease which is contracted by occupational exposure to pigs. We report a 54-y-old pig-farm worker with S. suis meningitis and septicaemia complicated with thoracal and lumbar spine spondylodiscitis. The S. suis strain involved in this case report was identified as serotype 14, which has only been described in 2 previous cases. It is important to report infection with S. suis as a work accident for compensation if the patient has been occupationally exposed to pigs.
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U2 - 10.1080/00365540701716825
DO - 10.1080/00365540701716825
M3 - Article
C2 - 18365920
AN - SCOPUS:41349088183
SN - 0036-5548
VL - 40
SP - 346
EP - 349
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
IS - 4
ER -