Streptococcus suis is an important zoonotic pathogen in swine and humans that causes
sepsis and meningitis. Our previous study in Thailand showed that the prevalence of S. suis …

Streptococcus suis is an important swine pathogen worldwide, which can be transmitted to
human beings by direct contact; therefore, S. suis infections occur mainly in people who …

Infections caused by Streptococcus suis are considered a global and an economical
problem in the swine industry. Moreover, S. suis is an agent of zoonosis that afflicts people …

We report a case of septicaemia caused by Streptococcus suis serotype 2 complicated by
meningitis, deafness and discitis in an elderly woman with history of prior contact with …

Human infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus suis occurs infrequently. The case of a
43-year-old male who sustained life-threatening infective endocarditis is reported. Since …

Purpose. Carrier pigs have been considered as the major reservoir of Streptococcus suis
and couldbe a significant source of human infection. Therefore, we investigated the …

Background Streptococcus suis can cause severe systemic infection in adults exposed to
infected pigs or after consumption of undercooked pig products. S. suis is often …

In a paper recently published (11), Rasmussen et al. have reported an interesting
association between ribotype profiles of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 strains and clinical …

LETTERS antecedent nonspecific symptoms for which he had taken nonsteroidal
antiinflammatory drugs without relief. On examination, he was afebrile, tired-appearing but …

Despite numerous cases of human infection with Streptococcus suis worldwide, human
disease is rarely diagnosed in North America. We studied 73 swine-exposed and 67 non …