Kushiyaki-related Streptococcus suis meningitis with ventriculitis: A case report
Masaru Kurihara1, Michitaka Nasu2, David Itokazu3
1Department of Hospital Medicine Urasoe General Hospital Okinawa Japan.
Clinical Case Reports
|May 24, 2021
Abstract:
Streptococcus suis causes a zoonotic disease that commonly manifests as meningitis. People handle pork or its derivatives are at a high risk of infection. Handwashing and donning personal protective equipment are the practical preventive measures.
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