Streptococcus suis: meningitis, spondylodiscitis and bacteraemia with a serotype 14 strain.
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.
Poggenborg
René
R
Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. poggenborg@dadlnet.dk
Gaïni
Shahin
S
Kjaeldgaard
Poul
P
Christensen
Jens Jørgen
JJ
D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D015299:Discitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012703:Serotyping; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D017011:Streptococcus suis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013552:Swine; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae