Identification of Streptococcus suis Meningitis through Population-Based Surveillance, Togo, 2010–2014
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Published Date:Jul 2016
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Source:Emerg Infect Dis. 22(7):1262-1264.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:During 2010-2014, we enrolled 511 patients with suspected bacterial meningitis into surveillance in 2 districts of northern Togo. We identified 15 persons with Streptococcus suis infection; 10 had occupational contact with pigs, and 12 suffered neurologic sequelae. S. suis testing should be considered in rural areas of the African meningitis belt.
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Pubmed ID:27314251
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4918179
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