Streptococcus suis : an emerging zoonotic pathogen

Summary 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, endocarditis, arthritis, and septic shock in both pigs and human beings, and mortality is high. Human infection...

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Published in:The Lancet infectious diseases 2007-03, Vol.7 (3), p.201-209
Main Authors: Lun, Zhao-Rong, Prof, Wang, Qiao-Ping, MPA, Chen, Xiao-Guang, Prof, Li, An-Xing, PhD, Zhu, Xing-Quan, Prof
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial sepsis
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Endocardial and cardiac valvular diseases
Epidemiology
Heart
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Outbreaks
Pathogens
Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections
Streptococcal Infections - diagnosis
Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections - microbiology
Streptococcal Infections - therapy
Streptococcus suis - genetics
Streptococcus suis - physiology
Swine
Zoonoses
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Summary:Summary 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, endocarditis, arthritis, and septic shock in both pigs and human beings, and mortality is high. Human infection with S suis occurs mainly among certain risk groups that have frequent exposure to pigs or pork. Outbreaks of human S suis infection are uncommon, although several outbreaks have occurred in China in recent years. In July, 2005, the largest outbreak of human S suis infection occurred in Sichuan province, China, where 204 people were infected and 38 of them died. There have been 409 cases of human S suis infection worldwide, most of which have occurred in China, Thailand, and the Netherlands, and these infections have led to 73 deaths. This review provides background information on the biology and molecular characteristics of this Gram-positive bacterium, and describes the clinical signs, pathology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of human infection with S suis.
ISSN:1473-3099
1474-4457
DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70001-4