Fatal Septic Meningitis in Child Caused by Streptococcus suis Serotype 24

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Aug;22(8):1519-20. doi: 10.3201/eid2208.160452.
No abstract available

Keywords: Streptococcus suis; Thailand; bacteria; bacterial infection; meningitis; serotype; streptococci.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child, Preschool
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Sepsis / diagnosis
  • Sepsis / drug therapy
  • Sepsis / microbiology*
  • Serogroup
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Streptococcus suis / classification*
  • Streptococcus suis / drug effects
  • Streptococcus suis / genetics

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents