| incidence and presence of virulence factors of streptococcus suis infection in slaughtered pigs from chiang mai, thailand. | this study was designed to determine the incidence of streptococcus suis infection in slaughtered pigs raised in industrial facility and backyard system in chiang mai city, thailand. a total of 90 tonsils and submaxillary salivary gland/lymph node samples from slaughtered pigs raised in industrial facility and 122 samples from slaughtered pigs raised in backyard system were collected. isolation and identification of s. suis were conducted using standard bacteriological methods. farm management a ... | 2010 | 21329323 |
| serotype- and virulence-associated gene profile of streptococcus suis isolates from pig carcasses in chiang mai province, northern thailand. | in this present study, the serotype of 40 streptococcus suis isolates from submaxillary glands of pig carcasses sold in wet markets in chiang mai province, northern thailand, was investigated. eleven serotypes, including types 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 21, 22 and 31, were found in the isolates by a multiplex pcr combined with serum agglutination. of the eleven serotypes present, type 3 was the most prevalent, while types 2, 4, 5 and 21 were of primary interest due to their human isolate serotype. ... | 2015 | 25367105 |
| streptococcus suis infection: a series of 41 cases from chiang mai university hospital. | the objectives of this study were (1) to assess the clinical manifestations, treatment, and outcome of streptococcus suis infection in adult patients in northern thailand, (2) to evaluate the anti-microbial sensitivity pattern and (3) to determine the predicting factors of high mortality rate. | 2006 | 16690131 |