Juan M Núñez, Mariana Marcotullio, Andrea Rojas, Luis Acuña, Mariel Cáceres, Silvana Mochi
Streptococcus suis causes meningitis, bacteremia, endocarditis, endophthalmitis, artrithis and toxic shock in both pigs and human beings. The incidence of this pathogen is increasing worldwide. A case of 54 years old men from a rural zone of Tucumán, Argentina with two days of headache, vomit and photophobia was admitted septic, with purulent meningitis. Streptococcus suis was growth from the blood and cerebrospinal fluid culture. The patient was treated with ceftriaxona and had a good evolution without sequels...
October 2013: Revista Chilena de Infectología: órgano Oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectología