Human meningitis due to Streptococcus suis in Lomé, Togo: a case report

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic pathogen which represents the leading cause of meningitis in Southeast Asia and an emerging pathogen in the Western world, the main risk factor for infection being contact with pigs. In Africa, the prevalence of S. suis infections in swine and humans is l...

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Autores principales: Prince-David, Mireille, Salou, Mounerou, Marois-Créhan, Corinne, Assogba, Komi, Plainvert, Céline, Balogou, Koffi A., Poyart, Claire, Tazi, Asmaa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5100305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27821092
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-2006-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5100305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27821092
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-2006-0

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