Case report: two human Streptococcus suis infections in Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia

BMC Infectious Diseases

Case Report

Jayaram Menon¹  Paul Anantharajah Tambyah²  Giri Shan Rajahram³  Timothy William⁴  Tsin Wen Yeo⁵  Ahneez Abdul Hameed⁶ 

[1] Clinical Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia;Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia;Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore;Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia;Clinical Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia;Jesselton Medical Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia;Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore;Institute of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore;Global Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Australia;Microbiology Unit, Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia;

关键词: Streptococcus suis;    Meningitis;    Sabah;    Case report;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12879-017-2294-z

 received in 2016-12-16, accepted in 2017-02-28,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundStreptococcus Suis (S.suis) is increasingly being recognised as a potentially preventable emerging zoonotic infection in humans with a global distribution. It is a major cause of meningitis especially among those in contact with pigs and has also been associated with a toxic shock syndrome.Case presentationsWe report the first two human cases from Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia which expands the global reach of this important pathogen. Here, we illustrate their epidemiological risk factors, clinical presentation and resulting sequelae of both patients.ConclusionThe continued public health threat of zoonotic infections such as S.suis, highlights the need for accurate epidemiological surveillance, regulation of pig farming, slaughtering and continued advocacy of best practices for pork preparation and consumption.

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© The Author(s). 2017