Streptococcus suis is a coccus Gram positive, anaerobic optional. Human infection by this microorganism is a zoonotic disease that usually presents as purulent meningitis. Mortality is low but is common sequelae. A case of meningitis by S. suis secondary to contact with pigs is presented here. A 35-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital complaining of high fever, malaise, vomiting and headache. A physical examination revealed decreased level of consciousness, with adequate response to painful stimulus and his eyes with deconjugated gaze. S. suis was isolated in blood culture. He was treated with cefotaxime, vancomycin and acyclovir in the intensive care unit. He experienced progressive improvement. He was discharged with severe deafness and a minimally unstable gait as sequellae. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2012; 2(4): 160-162Key words: Streptococcus suis, meningitis, deafness. Akut Streptococcus suis menenjiti ÖZETStreptococcus suis fakültatif anaerop Gram pozitif bir koktur. Bu mikroorganizmanın insanlarda yaptığı enfeksiyonlar genellikle zoonotik hastalık şeklindedir ve pürülan menenjit olarak görülür. Mortalite düşük, sekel sıktır. Otuz beş yaşın-da bir erkek hasta yüksek ateş, kırgınlık, kusma ve baş ağrısı şikayetleri ile hastaneye başvurdu. Fizik muayenede şuur bulanıklığı, ağrılı uyaranlara cevap verme, göz hareketlerinde koordinasyon kaybı ve sabit bakış tespit edildi. Kan kültü-ründen S. suis izole edildi. Hasta yoğun bakımda sefotaksim, vankomisin ve asiklovir ile tedavi edildi. Progresif iyileşme gösterdi. Ciddi duyma kaybı ve minimal yürüme bozukluğu ile taburcu edildi.
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