Abstract

GRASIUSO, Lucciano et al. Streptococcus suis acute meningoencephalitis. Case report. Rev. Méd. Urug. [online]. 2024, vol.40, n.3, e701.  Epub July 16, 2024. ISSN 0303-3295.  https://doi.org/10.29193/rmu.40.3.7.

The infection by Streptococcus suis is a zoonosis transmitted from pigs to humans with a wide clinical manifestation among which purulent meningitis is the most frequent. It’s an infection with low mortality but with severe sequalae. Up to date, only 5 cases, including ours, have been reported in our country. We present the cases of two rural worker patients with exposure to pigs, who both presented as acute purulent meningitis with good clinical outcome due to antibiotic and corticosteroid treatment. We present a review of the literature empathizing on clinical, epidemiological, microbiological and treatment aspects.

Keywords : Purulent meningitis; Streptococcus suis; Zoonosis.

        · abstract in Spanish | Portuguese     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )