title: Characteristics of Streptococcus suis isolated from patients in Japan.
abstract: Seven cases of Streptococcus suis infection in Japan during 1994 and 2006 were summarized. All cases had porcine exposure and five of them had hand skin injury during the exposure. Five cases presented symptoms of meningitis, three presented symptoms of sepsis, and one resulted in sudden death. All of the isolated S. suis belonged to Lancefield's group D and to serotype 2. They were susceptible to penicillin G, ampicillin, cefotaxime, and ciprofloxacin. However, six of them were resistant to both erythromycin and clindamycin, and four were also resistant to minocycline. Multilocus sequence typing of six isolates showed that they belonged to sequence type (ST) 1, and their pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns were similar. The remaining isolate was ST28 and its PFGE pattern was distinct from those of the others.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Tadayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikebe
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
authors.forename: Kazuhito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mita
authors.forename: Miyoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Hirosuke
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asatuma
authors.forename: Sanae
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuramoto
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sekiguchi
authors.forename: Motoyosi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Nobuei
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Watabe
authors.forename: Hideko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Shohachi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurita
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012703:Serotyping; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017011:Streptococcus suis / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial