| H01406 | |
| H number | H01406 |
| Name | Streptococcus suis infection |
| Description | Streptococcus suis, a Gram positive coccus, is a zoonotic pathogen that infects pigs and can occasionally cause serious infections in humans. The first case in humans was reported in Denmark in 1968. Human infection with S. suis occurs sporadically in Europe and North-America and case reports suggest that it is almost exclusively related to occupational exposure to pigs or pork products. Incidences of human infection with S. suis are greater in S.E. Asia and China. Meningitis is the most common presentation in humans, but septicaemia and endocarditis are also seen. |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Streptococcus suis [GN:ssb ssu ssv sss ssw] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1B53 ICD-10: G00.2 MeSH: D008581 |
| Reference | PMID:19603075 AUTHORS Holden MT, Hauser H, Sanders M, Ngo TH, Cherevach I, Cronin A, Goodhead I, Mungall K, Quail MA, Price C, Rabbinowitsch E, Sharp S, Croucher NJ, Chieu TB, Mai NT, Diep TS, Chinh NT, Kehoe M, Leigh JA, Ward PN, Dowson CG, Whatmore AM, Chanter N, Iversen P, Gottschalk M, Slater JD, Smith HE, Spratt BG, Xu J, Ye C, Bentley S, Barrell BG, Schultsz C, Maskell DJ, Parkhill J TITLE Rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance in the emerging zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis. JOURNAL PLoS One 4:e6072 (2009) DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0006072 PMID:17375201 AUTHORS Chen C, Tang J, Dong W, Wang C, Feng Y, Wang J, Zheng F, Pan X, Liu D, Li M, Song Y, Zhu X, Sun H, Feng T, Guo Z, Ju A, Ge J, Dong Y, Sun W, Jiang Y, Wang J, Yan J, Yang H, Wang X, Gao GF, Yang R, Wang J, Yu J. TITLE A glimpse of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome from comparative genomics of S. suis 2 Chinese isolates. JOURNAL PLoS One 2:e315 (2007) DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0000315 |