Streptococcus suis, an Important Cause of Adult Bacterial Meningitis in Northern Vietnam

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus suis can cause severe systemic infection in adults exposed to infected pigs or after consumption of undercooked pig products. S. suis is often misdiagnosed, due to lack of awareness and improper testing. Here we report the first fifty cases diagnosed with S. suis infection...

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Autores principales: Wertheim, Heiman F. L., Nguyen, Huyen Nguyen, Taylor, Walter, Lien, Trinh Thi Minh, Ngo, Hoa Thi, Nguyen, Thai Quoc, Nguyen, Bich Ngoc Thi, Nguyen, Ha Hong, Nguyen, Ha Minh, Nguyen, Cap Trung, Dao, Trinh Tuyet, Nguyen, Trung Vu, Fox, Annette, Farrar, Jeremy, Schultsz, Constance, Nguyen, Hien Duc, Nguyen, Kinh Van, Horby, Peter
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2696092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19543404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005973

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2696092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19543404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005973

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