Human meningitis caused by Streptococcus suis: the first case report from north-eastern Italy.
We describe the first case of Streptococcus suis meningitis in the north-east of Italy. We would like to stress that Streptococcus suis should be seriously considered in the differential diagnosis of human meningitis especially in adults with a recent history of close contact with pigs or unprocessed pork meat.
Camporese
Alessandro
A
Unita Operativa di Microbiologia Clinica e Terapia Antibiotica, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria degli Angeli, Pordenone, Italy.
Tizianel
Gianni
G
Bruschetta
Graziano
G
Cruciatti
Barbara
B
Pomes
Angelo
A
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology; D008462:Meat-Packing Industry; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D017011:Streptococcus suis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000382:microbiology