Human meningitis due to Streptococcus suis in Lomé, Togo: a case report
Human meningitis due to Streptococcus suis in Lomé, Togo: a case report
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England: BioMed Central
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Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic pathogen which represents the leading cause of meningitis in Southeast Asia and an emerging pathogen in the Western world, the main risk factor for infection being contact with pigs. In Africa, the prevalence of S. suis infections in swine and humans is largely unrecognized, with only one recent report of a limited...
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Human meningitis due to Streptococcus suis in Lomé, Togo: a case report
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1471-2334
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1471-2334
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10.1186/s12879-016-2006-0
