scholarly journals Meningite Bacteriana Aguda como Doença Ocupacional

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 519
Author(s):  
Diana Seixas ◽  
Ana Lebre ◽  
Pedro Crespo ◽  
Eugénia Ferreira ◽  
José Eduardo Serra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Streptococcus Suis ◽  
Acute Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Streptococcal Infections ◽  
Past Medical History ◽  
Zoonotic Pathogen ◽  
Worldwide Distribution ◽  
Microbiological Examination

Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic pathogen with worldwide distribution, responsible for more than 700 human cases globally reported. This infection affects mostly men, exposed to pig or pork, which leads to its usual classification as an occupational disease. We report a case of acute bacterial meningitis in a 44 years old male. According to his past medical history, the patient had alcohol consumption and worked in a restaurant as a piglet griller. Microbiological examination of blood and CSF revealed S. suis. After 14 days of ceftriaxone the patient fully recovered. The authors review the clinical reports previously described in Portugal. In all of them was possible to identify risk exposition to pork. We alert to this microorganism’s importance in Portugal where it is probably underdiagnosed.<br /><strong>Keywords:</strong> Occupational Diseases; Occupational Exposure; Meningitis, Bacterial; Streptococcal Infections; Streptococcus suis; Portugal.

scholarly journals Latest developments on Streptococcus suis: an emerging zoonotic pathogen: part 1

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariela Segura ◽  
Han Zheng ◽  
Astrid de Greeff ◽  
George F Gao ◽  
Daniel Grenier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Streptococcus Suis ◽  
Zoonotic Pathogen

scholarly journals Genotypic Comparison between Streptococcus suis Isolated from Pigs and Humans in Thailand

Pathogens ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anusak Kerdsin ◽  
Dan Takeuchi ◽  
Aniroot Nuangmek ◽  
Yukihiro Akeda ◽  
Marcelo Gottschalk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Risk Group ◽  
Streptococcus Suis ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Swine Industry ◽  
Carriage Rate ◽  
Zoonotic Pathogen ◽  
Pork Products ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
Sequence Types

Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic pathogen of economic significance to the swine industry. The number of infected cases is increasing in humans worldwide. In this study, we determined the prevalence and diversity of S. suis carriage in slaughterhouse pigs in Phayao province, Thailand, where an outbreak occurred in 2007. The overall S. suis carriage rate was 35.2% among slaughterhouse pigs. The prevalence rates of serotypes 2 and 14 (the major serotypes infected in humans) were 6.7% and 2.6%, respectively. In both serotypes, 70.4% of isolates of serotypes 2 and 14 revealed sequence types and pulsotypes identical to human isolates in Thailand. It is suggested that pathogenic strains of S. suis are a risk factor for occupational exposure to pigs or the consumption of raw pork products. Food safety, hygiene, and health education should be encouraged to reduce the risk group.

scholarly journals Complete Genome Sequences of Two Streptococcus suis Strains Isolated from Asymptomatic Pigs

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (47) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsuko Minowa-Nozawa ◽  
Takashi Nozawa ◽  
Daisuke Takamatsu ◽  
Akemi Yoshida ◽  
Kazunori Murase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Complete Genome ◽  
Streptococcus Suis ◽  
Genome Sequences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Zoonotic Pathogen ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Serious Infections

ABSTRACT Streptococcus suis is an important zoonotic pathogen that causes major economic problems in the pig industry worldwide and serious infections in humans, including meningitis and septicemia. Here, we report the complete genome sequences of two strains isolated from asymptomatic pigs.

Alcohol consumption promotes the intestinal translocation of Streptococcus suis infections

2013 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 14-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Nakayama ◽  
D. Takeuchi ◽  
T. Matsumura ◽  
Y. Akeda ◽  
Y. Fujinaga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Streptococcus Suis

scholarly journals Protecting the health of medical personnel in the light of prevention of nosocomial infections and occupational exposure

2012 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 362-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
N V Ilyina
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Nosocomial Infections ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Care Workers

Prevention of nosocomial infections and occupational diseases among health care workers is an important component of the activity of the station for blood transfusion. This article outlines the directions and shows how this is prevention should be achieved.

scholarly journals Publisher Correction: Genomic signatures of human and animal disease in the zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy A. Weinert ◽  
◽  
Roy R. Chaudhuri ◽  
Jinhong Wang ◽  
Sarah E. Peters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Streptococcus Suis ◽  
Animal Disease ◽  
Zoonotic Pathogen ◽  
Genomic Signatures

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

scholarly journals Genotypic diversity of Streptococcus suis and the S. suis-like bacterium Streptococcus ruminantium in ruminants

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masatoshi Okura ◽  
Fumito Maruyama ◽  
Atsushi Ota ◽  
Takeshi Tanaka ◽  
Yohei Matoba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Novel Species ◽  
Genotypic Diversity ◽  
Streptococcus Suis ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Streptococcal Infections ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Pcr Assay ◽  
Specific Pcr ◽  
Specific Pcr Assay ◽  
Taxonomic Studies

AbstractAlthough Streptococcus suis has attracted public attention as a major swine and human pathogen, this bacterium has also been isolated from other animals, including ruminants. However, recent taxonomic studies revealed the existence of other species that were previously identified as S. suis, and some of these isolates were reclassified as the novel species Streptococcus ruminantium. In Japan, biochemically identified S. suis is frequently isolated from diseased ruminants; however, such isolates have not yet been identified accurately, and their aetiological importance in ruminants is unclear. Therefore, to understand the importance of S. suis and S. suis-like bacteria in ruminants, we reclassified S. suis isolates from ruminants according to the updated classification and investigated their genetic diversity. Although both S. suis and S. ruminantium were isolated from healthy and diseased ruminants, most of the isolates from diseased animals were S. ruminantium, implying that S. ruminantium is more likely to be associated with ruminant disease than S. suis. However, the ruminant S. suis and S. ruminantium isolates from diseased animals were classified into diverse genotypes rather than belonging to certain clonal groups. Genome sequence analysis of 20 S. ruminantium isolates provided information about the antibiotic resistance, potential virulence, and serological diversity of this species. We further developed an S. ruminantium-specific PCR assay to aid in the identification of this bacterium. The information obtained and the method established in this study will contribute to the accurate diagnosis of ruminant streptococcal infections.

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