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Rwanda Medical Journal
Rwanda Health Communication Center - Rwanda Biomedical Center (RHCC - RBC)
ISSN: 2079-097X EISSN: 2079-097X
Vol. 79, No. 1, 2022, pp. 5-8
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Bioline Code: rw22001
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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Rwanda Medical Journal, Vol. 79, No. 1, 2022, pp. 5-8
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First case of pyogenic meningitis due to Streptococcus pluranimalium in Rwanda
Mubiligi, A.; Kanyamuhunga, A.; Rogo, T. & Dusabeyezu, F.
Abstract
CASE: We report the first case of pyogenic meningitis due to Streptococcus pluranimalium in
Rwanda in a 14-year-old male.
DISCUSSION: Streptococcus pluranimalium was isolated from animals and rarely reported
in humans. Most reported cases were from middle- or higher-income countries due to the
fastidiousness of the organism, which cannot be isolated using routine culture media, requiring
advanced microbial identification systems. In Rwanda, as in other low-income countries, there
is the emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria, leading to increased use of carbapenems
and vancomycin. This case is an eye-opener that antimicrobial stewardship efforts need to be
augmented.
Keywords
Sepsis; Meningitis; Streptococcus Pluranimalium; Rwanda.
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