A rare case report of meningoencephalitis caused by Streptococcus porcinus

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q4 IMMUNOLOGY

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ijmmb.2024.100660

Mridula Madiyal, Pratibha Bhat U, C.R. Sachin

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Abstract

Acute pyogenic meningitis is a medical emergency. Bacteria are the major causative agents of pyogenic meningitis with Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis being the most common. Here, we describe a case of bacterial meningoencephalitis caused by Streptococcus porcinus. To our knowledge this is the first case described in literature. The patient was treated with ceftriaxone and supportive treatment.

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猪链球菌引发脑膜脑炎的罕见病例报告。

急性化脓性脑膜炎是一种医疗急症。细菌是化脓性脑膜炎的主要致病菌，其中肺炎链球菌、流感嗜血杆菌和脑膜炎奈瑟菌最为常见。在这里，我们描述了一例由猪链球菌引起的细菌性脑膜脑炎病例。据我们所知，这是文献中描述的首例病例。患者接受了头孢曲松和支持治疗。

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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology IMMUNOLOGY-

CiteScore

2.20

自引率

0.00%

发文量

154

审稿时长

73 days

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