Streptococcus suis infection in Taiwan, 2000-2011

作者：Tsai Hsih Yeh; Liao Chun Hsing; Liu Chia Ying; Huang Yu Tsung; Teng Lee Jene; Hsueh Po Ren^*

来源：Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 2012, 74(1): 75-77.

DOI：10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.05.013

• Streptococcus suis
• Streptococcus acidominimus
• Misidentification
• Commercial identification systems
• 16S rRNA sequencing analysis

From 2000 to 2011,8 patients with Streptococcus suis infections were identified in Taiwan. Six isolates were initially misidentified as Streptococcus acidominimus using commercial identification systems and later confirmed to be S. suis using 165 rRNA gene sequencing analysis. Among the 7 isolates available for further analysis, all belonged to biotype II. Three serotype I isolates possessed the same genotypes, indicating the possible clonal spread of S. suis. All of these patients survived. S. suis infection is underestimated in Taiwan.

• 出版日期2012-9