Streptococcus suis Meningitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Streptococcus suis is the most common cause of meningitis in pork consuming and pig rearing countries in South-East Asia. We performed a systematic review of studies on S. suis meningitis to define the clinical characteristics, predisposing factors and outcome. METHODOLOGY:Studies published between January 1, 1980 and August 1, 2015 were identified from main literature databases and reference lists. Studies were included if they were written in West-European languages and described at least 5 adult patients with S. suis meningitis in whom at least one clinical characteristic was described. FINDINGS:We identified 913 patients with S. suis meningitis included in 24 studies between 1980 and 2015. The mean age was 49 years and 581 of 711 patients were male (82%). Exposure to pigs or

SUBMITTER: van Samkar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4624688 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature