Streptococcus suis meningitis in the Netherlands

Diederik van de Beek; Lodewijk Spanjaard; Jan de Gans

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2008.04.009

Streptococcus suis meningitis in the Netherlands

J Infect. 2008 Aug;57(2):158-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.04.009. Epub 2008 Jun 6.

Authors

Diederik van de Beek¹, Lodewijk Spanjaard, Jan de Gans

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Centre of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands. d.vandebeek@amc.uva.nl

PMID: 18538852
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.04.009

Abstract

We present four patients with Streptococcus suis meningitis identified during a 3.5-year prospective surveillance study in the Netherlands. All cases were associated with exposure to pigs. Patients presented with classic symptoms and signs of bacterial meningitis. Outcome was characterized by severe hearing loss. Physicians should be aware of occupational exposure with S. suis and risk of meningitis associated with this pathogen.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Agricultural Workers' Diseases / epidemiology
Animals
Hearing Loss
Humans
Meningitis, Bacterial / etiology*
Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Netherlands / epidemiology
Occupational Diseases / epidemiology*
Occupational Exposure
Prospective Studies
Streptococcal Infections / complications
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
Streptococcus suis / pathogenicity*
Swine