A risk scoring system for predicting Streptococcus suis hearing loss: A 13-year retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Streptococcus suis (S.suis) is an emerging zoonosis disease with a high prevalence in Southeast Asia. There are over 1,500 cases reported globally in which majority of cases are from Thailand followed by Vietnam. The disease leads to meningitis in human with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) as the most common complication suffered by the patients. Early diagnosis and treatment is important to prevent severe neurological complication. In this study, we aim to develop an easy-to-use risk score to promote early diagnosis and detection of S.suis in patients who potentially develop hearing loss.

Methods

Data from a retrospective review of 13-year S.suis patient records in a tertiary hospital in Chiang Mai, Northern, Thailand was obtained. Univariate and multivariate l

SUBMITTER: Rayanakorn A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6999904 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature