TYPE-II STREPTOCOCCUS-SUIS MENINGITIS - A CASE-STUDY

Authors
BOUCHAUD L BOURGAIN C AOUAR M GRISE G MORCAMP D DESECHALLIERS JP
Citation
L. Bouchaud et al., TYPE-II STREPTOCOCCUS-SUIS MENINGITIS - A CASE-STUDY, Medecine et maladies infectieuses, 27(3), 1997, pp. 317-318
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Medecine et maladies infectieuses → ACNP
ISSN journal
0399077X
Volume
27
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
317 - 318
Database
ISI
SICI code
0399-077X(1997)27:3<317:TSM-AC>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A new case of type II S. suis infection is reported by the authors in a 17 years old apprentice butcher. This is a rare infection which very infrequently causes death, although it is often responsible for subse quent hearing problems. This infection is found mainly in subjects wor king with pigs.