title: Epidemiological, biochemical and antimicrobial susceptibility characteristics of Streptococcus pseudoporcinus isolated in Quebec, Canada, from 1997 to 2006.
abstract: From 1997 to 2006, in the province of Quebec, Canada, 15 isolates of Streptococcus pseudoporcinus from 1 urine and 14 vaginorectal cultures were recovered from the genitourinary tract of pregnant women. All these women originated from the Caribbean or sub-Saharan Africa (P=0.00045 compared with a suitable control group). The S. pseudoporcinus isolates were compared to eight isolates of Streptococcus porcinus identified in Quebec from 1995 to 2006, all from animals, of which five were swine. 16S rRNA gene sequencing was required to differentiate between S. pseudoporcinus and S. porcinus animal isolates.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) - Hôpital Saint-Luc, Montréal, QC H2X 3J4, Canada.
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gaudreau
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) - Hôpital Saint-Luc, Montréal, QC H2X 3J4, Canada.
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simoneau
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Labrecque
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Laurence
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Laferrière
authors.affiliation: Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Lélia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Raynal
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rallu
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S