title: Meningitis caused by an unusual genotype (ST3) of Streptococcus suis.
abstract: We describe a case of meningitis due to Streptococcus suis with the unusual ST3 genotype. The bacterial pathogen was isolated from blood samples. S. suis genotype ST3 was initially isolated from carrier pigs, but it has not been previously associated with invasive human infections. The patient developed serious endogenous bilateral endophthalmitis which resulted in severe visual deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Vela
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aspiroz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fortuño
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tirado
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sierra
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Fernández-Garayzábal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D017011:Streptococcus suis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification