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 …

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 …

Development and application of lateral flow test strip technology for detection of infectious agents and chemical contaminants: a review

B Ngom, Y Guo, X Wang, D Bi - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2010 - Springer
Recent progress in the laboratory has been a result of improvements in rapid analytical
techniques. An update of the applications of lateral flow tests (also called …

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 …

Risk factors for Streptococcus suis infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Rayanakorn, BH Goh, LH Lee, TM Khan… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Streptococcus suis (S. suis) is a gram-positive bacterial pathogen in pigs which can cause
serious infections in human including meningitis, and septicaemia resulting in serious …

Streptococcus suis Meningitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

A van Samkar, MC Brouwer, C Schultsz… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Streptococcus suis is the most common cause of meningitis in pork consuming
and pig rearing countries in South-East Asia. We performed a systematic review of studies …

Streptococcus suis DNase SsnA contributes to degradation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) and evasion of NET-mediated antimicrobial activity

N de Buhr, A Neumann, N Jerjomiceva… - …, 2014 - microbiologyresearch.org
Streptococcus suis is an important cause of different pathologies in pigs and humans, most
importantly fibrinosuppurative meningitis. Tissue infected with this pathogen is substantially …