Streptococcus suis, an important pig pathogen and emerging zoonotic agent—an update on the worldwide distribution based on serotyping and sequence typing

G Goyette-Desjardins, JP Auger, J Xu… - Emerging microbes & …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Streptococcus suis is an important pathogen causing economic problems in the pig industry.
Moreover, it is a zoonotic agent causing severe infections to people in close contact with …

Epidemiology, diagnosis, and antimicrobial treatment of acute bacterial meningitis

MC Brouwer, AR Tunkel… - Clinical microbiology …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
The epidemiology of bacterial meningitis has changed as a result of the widespread use of
conjugate vaccines and preventive antimicrobial treatment of pregnant women. Given the …

Streptococcosis

M Gottschalk, M Segura - Diseases of swine, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter provides in‐depth coverage of streptococcosis including relevance, potential
public health significance, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, lesions, diagnosis …

Virulence factors involved in the pathogenesis of the infection caused by the swine pathogen and zoonotic agent Streptococcus suis

N Fittipaldi, M Segura, D Grenier… - Future microbiology, 2012 - Future Medicine
Streptococcus suis is a major swine pathogen responsible for important economic losses to
the swine industry worldwide. It is also an emerging zoonotic agent of meningitis and …

Streptococcus suis: a new emerging or an old neglected zoonotic pathogen?

M Gottschalk, J Xu, C Calzas, M Segura - Future microbiology, 2010 - Future Medicine
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 …

Streptococcus suis: An Emerging Human Pathogen

JM Hughes, ME Wilson, HFL Wertheim… - Clinical infectious …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Streptococcus suis infection is acquired through exposure to contaminated pigs or pig meat.
Over the past few years, the number of reported S. suis infections in humans has increased …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and outcomes of Streptococcus suis infection in humans

VTL Huong, N Ha, NT Huy, P Horby… - Emerging infectious …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Streptococcus suis, a bacterium that affects pigs, is a neglected pathogen that causes
systemic disease in humans. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to …

Streptococcus suis: an emerging zoonotic pathogen

ZR Lun, QP Wang, XG Chen, AX Li… - The Lancet infectious …, 2007 - thelancet.com
Streptococcus suis is a major porcine pathogen worldwide, and can be transmitted to human
beings by close contact with sick or carrier pigs. S suis causes meningitis, septicaemia …

Streptococcus suis infections in humans: the Chinese experience and the situation in North America

M Gottschalk, M Segura, J Xu - Animal health research reviews, 2007 - cambridge.org
Infections caused by Streptococcus suis are considered a global problem in the swine
industry. In this animal species, S. suis is associated with septicemia, meningitis …

Streptococcus suis Meningitis in Adults in Vietnam

N Thi Hoang Mai, N Thi Hoa… - Clinical Infectious …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background. Streptococcus suis infection is an emerging zoonosis in Asia. We determined
the detailed epidemiological, clinical, and microbiological characteristics of S. suis …