Permanent perceptive deafness due to streptococcus suis type II infection

1 April 1980

journal article
case report
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology

Vol. 94 (4) , 425-427
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215100089040

Abstract

We report a case of meningitis and perceptive deafness caused by Streptococcus suis type II (Group R beta-haemolytic streptococcus). The illness is known to be an occupational hazard of pigmeat handlers and our patient worked in a pet food factory processing pig meat. His hearing loss was very severe and showed no improvement despite adequate antibiotic treatment. The organism that was isolated is the first to show penicillin resistance. The implications of this for antibiotic treatment are discussed.

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