Volume 22, Number 8—August 2016
Letter
Fatal Septic Meningitis in Child Caused by Streptococcus suis Serotype 24
Table
Characteristic |
2015 case (this study) |
2002 case (9) |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Age | 2 y | 1 mo |
Temperature, °C | 39.5 | 38.0 |
Pulse rate, beats/min | 160 | No data |
Respiratory rate, breaths/min | 80 | No data |
Blood pressure, mm Hg | 94/55 | No data |
Leukocyte count, cells/mL | 21,460 | 12,000 |
Diagnosis | Septic meningitis | Meningitis |
Hearing loss | No data | No |
Underlying disease | Down syndrome | No data |
Outcome | Died | Survived |
S. suis serotype | 24 | No data |
Sequence type | 221 | No data |
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