| Streptococcus suis infection: a prospective study in northern Thailand. | |
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PMID: 19842437 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A prospective study of all cases of Streptococcus suis blood or CSF culture positive admitted to Lamphun Provincial Hospital in northern Thailand was carried out. Fifty-three cases of S. suis were identified, which comprised 70% of all viridans streptococci cases. The majority of cases (88.6%) were contracted orally and 83.0% had an underlying disease present. Five clinical syndromes were identified: acute meningitis (37.2%), septicemia (27.9%), toxic shock syndrome (TSS) (23.3%), subacute bacterial endocarditis(SBE) (9.3%) and spondylitis (2.3%). The patients with TSS had a lower mean age than those without TSS. S. suis IgG and IgM antibody levels in the TSS group were lower than those without TSS which is important when considering the clinical syndrome and severity of the infection. |
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Authors:
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A Fongcom; S Pruksakorn; P Netsirisawan; R Pongprasert; P Onsibud |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health Volume: 40 ISSN: 0125-1562 ISO Abbreviation: Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health Publication Date: 2009 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-10-21 Completed Date: 2009-11-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0266303 Medline TA: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Country: Thailand |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 511-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, Lamphun Provincial Hospital, Lamphun Thailand. afongkhum@yahoo.com |
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Adult Disease Outbreaks* Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial / microbiology Humans Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M Meningitis / microbiology Middle Aged Prospective Studies Retrospective Studies Sepsis / microbiology Shock, Septic / microbiology Spondylitis / microbiology Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology, immunology, microbiology* Streptococcus suis / immunology, isolation & purification* Thailand / epidemiology |
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0/Immunoglobulin G; 0/Immunoglobulin M |
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