Subdural Empyema from Streptococcus suis Infection, South Korea

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Choi, Sejin ; Park, Tae-Hwan ; Lee, Hyun-Jeong ; Kim, Tae Hyoung ; Joo, Jin-Deok ; Huh, Jisoon ; Chung, You Nam ; Heo, Sang Taek ; Kim, Eui Tae ; Rhim, Jong-Kook
• Description:
  In Jeju Island, South Korea, a patient who consumed raw pig products had subdural empyema, which led to meningitis, sepsis, and status epilepticus. We identified Streptococcus suis from blood and the subdural empyema. This case illustrates the importance of considering dietary habits in similar clinical assessments to prevent misdiagnosis.
• Subjects:
  • Animals
  • Empyema, Subdural/diagnosis
  • Feeding Behavior
  • Humans
  • Sepsis
  • Streptococcal Infections/diagnosis
  • Streptococcal Infections/drug therapy
  • Streptococcus suis/genetics
  • Swine
• Keywords:
  • subdural empyema
  • Streptococcus suis
  • bacteria
  • raw pork
  • South Korea
  • foodborne infections
  • food safety
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(3):616-619
• Pubmed ID:
  38407167
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10902535
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Republic of Korea
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/148786/cdc_148786_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 586.96 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:af7f0a16693af04ddbd3b67a4ddae0fcec813dd416cfe8a395af56294dee38f4