[A case report of Streptococcus suis meningoencephalitis diagnosed by metagenomic next-generation sequencing of cerebrospinal fluid and blood]

Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi. 2021 Dec 1;60(12):1176-1179. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20210113-00034.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

猪链球菌是一种人畜共患的兼性厌氧性革兰阳性菌,人感染猪链球菌最常见的是脑膜炎和败血症,可导致链球菌性中毒性休克样综合征而迅速死亡。猪链球菌脑膜炎确诊需要脑脊液及血液培养确诊,培养阳性率低下是导致病情延误的原因。宏基因组二代测序技术可以快速、准确地识别致病性病原体,为中枢神经系统感染性疾病的有效诊治提供条件。本文报道一例宏基因组二代测序确诊猪链球菌脑膜脑炎患者。.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • Humans
  • Meningoencephalitis* / diagnosis
  • Streptococcus suis* / genetics