TY - JOUR T1 - Streptococcus suis type II (group R) as a cause of endophthalmitis. JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 729 LP - 731 DO - 10.1136/bjo.62.10.729 VL - 62 IS - 10 AU - B F McLendon AU - A J Bron AU - C J Mitchell Y1 - 1978/10/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/62/10/729.abstract N2 - A case is reported of a patient with bilateral endophthalmitis, meningitis, sensorineural deafness, labyrinthitis, and septicaemia due to Streptococcus suis type II (group R). The organism is known to produce epidemic meningitis, septicaemia, and purulent arthritis in piglets, but human infection is rare, and no other case reports of ocular infection are known. The organism was sensitive to penicillin at a minimum inhibitory concentration of 0.03 mg/1. ER -