학술논문

Streptococcus suis Infection in Hospitalized Patients, Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand
Document Type
article
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 2, Pp 345-348 (2015)
Subject
Streptococcus suis
meningitis
sepsis
Thailand
bacteria
zoonoses
Medicine
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Language
English
ISSN
1080-6040
1080-6059
Abstract
In Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, we identified 38 hospitalized patients with Streptococcus suis infection during 2006–2012. Deafness developed in 12 patients; none died. Thirty-five reported recent exposure to pigs/pork. Annual incidence was 0.1–2.2 cases/100,000 population (0.2–3.2 in persons >20 years of age). Clinicians should consider S. suis infection in areas where pig exposure is common.