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Third Case of Streptococcus suis Infection in Greece
Joint Authors
Chatzopoulou, Marianneta
Voulgaridou, Ioanna
Papalas, Dimitrios
Vasiliou, Petros
Tsiakalou, Maria
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-09-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Streptococcus suis is a facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive coccus that can cause severe disease to both pigs and humans.
Its zoonotic potential was first recognized in 1968 when the first human case of meningitis was reported in Denmark.
Since then, over 1600 human cases have been reported worldwide, the vast majority of which originated in Southeast Asia, and, thus, S.
suis has been fairly characterized as an emerging pathogen.
Infection in humans presents most commonly as bacteremia and/or meningitis while less common clinical manifestations such as endocarditis and septic arthritis can occur.
S.
suis infection is extremely uncommon in Greece and this is the third human case to be reported.
Correct identification is of importance for optimization of antimicrobial treatment and epidemiological monitoring.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chatzopoulou, Marianneta& Voulgaridou, Ioanna& Papalas, Dimitrios& Vasiliou, Petros& Tsiakalou, Maria. 2015. Third Case of Streptococcus suis Infection in Greece. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chatzopoulou, Marianneta…[et al.]. Third Case of Streptococcus suis Infection in Greece. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058722
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chatzopoulou, Marianneta& Voulgaridou, Ioanna& Papalas, Dimitrios& Vasiliou, Petros& Tsiakalou, Maria. Third Case of Streptococcus suis Infection in Greece. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058722
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058722