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Culture-Negative Streptococcus suis Infection Diagnosed by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing
17 Dec 2019
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BACKGROUND: Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic pathogen that can cause severe infections such as meningitis and septicemia in both swine and humans. Rapid and accurate identification of the causative agent is very important for guiding clinical choices in administering countermeasures. CASE REPORT: Here, we report a case of fatal S. suis infection in a patient who worked as a butcher in China. The 59-year-old man,...
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