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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2022

Spinal canal infection caused by Streptococcus suis in human: a case report.

Lejia Xu, Xiaoyun Wang, Ziying Lei, Jianyun Zhu, Yihua Pang, Jing Liu

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lejia Xu *Department of Pharmacy, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Xiaoyun Wang *Department of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Ziying LeiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Jianyun ZhuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Yihua PangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Jing LiuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China. liuj26@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7718-4344
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStreptococcus suis is an emerging zoonotic pathogen that mainly causes meningitis, sepsis, arthritis, endocarditis, and endophthalmitis in human. To the best of our knowledge, Spinal canal infection caused by Streptococcus suis has rarely been reported. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report a case of spinal canal infection caused by Streptococcus suis in a 50-year-old male patient. The patient had a history of close contact with sick pigs days before disease onset. Initially he presented with headache and fever. After admission, the patient began to experience lower back pain, which led physicians to perform a lumber puncture. Meta-genomic next generation sequencing helped identify Streptococcus suis in the cerebrospinal fluid. MRI imaging indicated a spinal canal infection caused by Streptococcus suis.

conclusionsSpinal canal infection is an uncommon disease of Streptococcus suis infection. This case report indicates that people presented with fever, headache and lower back pain should also be suspected as Streptococcus suis infection, especially for those who have had a history of sick pig contact.

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Low Back PainMeningitis, BacterialStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus suisHeadacheHumansMaleSpinal CanalCase reportCerebrospinal fluidMagnetic resonance imagingSpinal canal infectionStreptococcus suis

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