Fatal Streptococcus suis meningitis in man.
A case of Streptococcus suis meningitis is observed in a 39-year-old and previously healthy meat factory worker. Neurological recovery was incomplete despite adequate and sustained antimicrobial therapy. Early deafness was demonstrated by brainstem auditory evoked potentials. Death due to aspiration pneumonia, cardiac arrest and subsequent cerebral anoxia occurred late in the course of the illness.
Department of Intensive Care, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
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P
Hantson
M C
MC
Vekemans
P
P
Gautier
P
P
Mahieu
C J
CJ
Sindic
J M
JM
Guerit
G
G
Wauters
M
M
Nannan
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017011:Streptococcus suis / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents