Streptococcus suis: An Emerging Human Pathogen

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 significantly, with most cases originating in Southeast Asia, where there is a high density of pigs. Increased awaren...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2009-03, Vol.48 (5), p.617-625
Main Authors: Hughes, James M., Wilson, Mary E., Wertheim, Heiman F. L., Nghia, Ho Dang Trung, Taylor, Walter, Schultsz, Constance
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Asia, Southeastern - epidemiology
Bacterial meningitis
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical medicine
Disease Outbreaks
Disease transmission
Emerging Infections
Hearing Loss
Hogs
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Meningitis
Meningitis - epidemiology
Meningitis - microbiology
Pathogens
Pneumococcal meningitis
Pork
Sepsis - epidemiology
Sepsis - microbiology
Streptococcal Infections - complications
Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections - microbiology
Streptococcus infections
Streptococcus suis
Streptococcus suis - isolation & purification
Swine
Swine Diseases - microbiology
Swine Diseases - transmission
Virulence
Zoonoses - epidemiology
Zoonoses - microbiology
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Summary: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 significantly, with most cases originating in Southeast Asia, where there is a high density of pigs. Increased awareness, improved diagnostics, and the occurrence of outbreaks have contributed to this increase. Meningitis and sepsis are the most common clinical manifestations of S. suis infection; hearing loss is a frequent complication. In this article, we provide an overview of the emergence and clinical manifestations of S. suis infection.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/596763