Streptococcus suis-Associated Meningitis in a Southern Region of Vietnam

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 111; no. 6; pp. 1247 - 1251
• Main Authors: Thanh, Nguyen Huu, Huy, Doan Thanh, Anh, Vo Thi Tram, Anh, Nguyen Ngoc, Uyen, Nguyen Thi Thu, Hanh, Nguyen Ho Hong, Phu, Nguyen Hoan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Institute of Tropical Medicine 04.12.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Antibiotics; Drug resistance; Epidemiology; Female; Humans; Male; Meningitis; Meningitis, Bacterial - drug therapy; Meningitis, Bacterial - epidemiology; Meningitis, Bacterial - microbiology; Middle Aged; Penicillin; Retrospective Studies; Streptococcal Infections - drug therapy; Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology; Streptococcal Infections - microbiology; Streptococcus infections; Streptococcus suis - isolation & purification; Streptococcus suis - pathogenicity; Swine; Vietnam - epidemiology; Vietnam

Streptococcus suis is the most common and severe cause of meningitis in Vietnam, but the recent data about epidemiological characteristics and sequelae are still inadequate. We performed a retrospective study to describe the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of patients with S. su...