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It primarily causes meningitis, septicemia, arthritis, and endocarditis. Reports describing wound infection as the predominant clinical manifestation of\n                      <jats:italic>S. suis<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection are rare. We report a case of\n                      <jats:italic>S. suis<\/jats:italic>\n                      wound infection complicated by sepsis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A 49-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with swelling and pain in her right forearm following wound debridement. According to her history, after wound debridement, she consumed pork soup at a local eatery, where the serving container may have been in contact with contaminated with raw pork. Both blood and wound pus cultures indicated infection with\n                      <jats:italic>S. suis<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Vancomycin and metronidazole were used to control the infection, while plasma transfusion was administered to improve coagulation. Multiple debridements, skin grafting, and vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) were performed. At the 1-year follow-up, the patient achieved a satisfactory recovery and remained free of complications.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic>S. suis<\/jats:italic>\n                      infections are commonly associated with individuals who consume raw or undercooked pork and occupational exposure in high-risk groups, including farm workers and butchers. However, trauma-associated infections are more commonly attributed to\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      . This report draws attention to a possible association between wound infections in trauma patients and\n                      <jats:italic>S. suis<\/jats:italic>\n                      exposure, suggesting that this factor may be considered during clinical evaluation. Therefore, timely wound secretion and blood cultures play a critical role in accurate diagnosis and effective treatment.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2026.1866162","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,10]],"date-time":"2026-07-10T05:38:23Z","timestamp":1783661903000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Right forearm wound and soft tissue abscess complicated with sepsis due to Streptococcus suis: a case report"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Hua","family":"Ding","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine","place":["Chengdu, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chao","family":"Lei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tongren Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine","place":["Tongren, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Desheng","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine","place":["Chengdu, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qing","family":"Tian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sichuan Province Orthopedic Hospital","place":["Sichuan, Chengdu, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"617","DOI":"10.1086\/596763","article-title":"Streptococcus suis: an emerging human pathogen","volume":"48","author":"Wertheim","year":"2009","journal-title":"Clin Infect Dis"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1105","DOI":"10.3201\/eid2007.131594","article-title":"Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and outcomes of Streptococcus suis infection in humans","volume":"20","author":"Huong","year":"2014","journal-title":"Emerg Infect Dis"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"561","DOI":"10.2147\/IDR.S416341","article-title":"Suppurative meningitis complicated with arthritis caused by Streptococcus Suis infection: a case report","volume":"17","author":"Shen","year":"2024","journal-title":"Infect Drug Resist"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e45","DOI":"10.1038\/emi.2014.45","article-title":"Streptococcus suis, an important pig pathogen and emerging zoonotic agent-an update on the worldwide distribution based on serotyping and sequence typing","volume":"3","author":"Goyette-Desjardins","year":"2014","journal-title":"Emerg Microbes Infect"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e32414","DOI":"10.1097\/MD.0000000000032414","article-title":"Case report: one human Streptococcus suis occurred in Shandong Province, China","volume":"101","author":"Chen","year":"2022","journal-title":"Medicine (Baltimore)"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"705","DOI":"10.1086\/511638","article-title":"Necrotizing soft-tissue infection: diagnosis and management","volume":"44","author":"Anaya","year":"2007","journal-title":"Clin Infect Dis"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"8","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cmi.2019.06.031","article-title":"Necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infections in the intensive care unit","volume":"26","author":"Peetermans","year":"2020","journal-title":"Clin Microbiol Infect"},{"key":"ref8","first-page":"453","article-title":"Studies on piglet mortality. 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