Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of Streptococcus suis Infections in Catalonia, Spain.

Autor:	Díez de Los Ríos J; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitari Vic, Barcelona, Spain., Reynaga E; Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain., García-Gonzàlez M; Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain., Càmara J; Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain., Ardanuy C; Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain., Cuquet J; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitari Granollers, Barcelona, Spain., Quesada MD; Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain., Navarro M; Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari Vic, Barcelona, Spain., Vilamala A; Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari Vic, Barcelona, Spain., Párraga-Niño N; Infectious Diseases Unit, Fundació Institut d'Investigació Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain., Quero S; Infectious Diseases Unit, Fundació Institut d'Investigació Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain.; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, CIBERES, Madrid, Spain.; Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain., Romero A; Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain., Benítez RM; Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain., Altimiras J; Department of Epidemiology, Hospital Universitari Vic, Barcelona, Spain., Pedro-Botet ML; Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, CIBERES, Madrid, Spain.; Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in medicine [Front Med (Lausanne)] 2021 Dec 08; Vol. 8, pp. 792233. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 08 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.3389/fmed.2021.792233
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Streptococcus suis (S. suis) is a human zoonotic pathogen of occupational origin, with infection acquired through contact with live pigs or pig meat. Pig farming is one of Catalonia's biggest industries and as a result this region of Spain has one of the highest density pig populations per km 2 . The aim of our study was to describe the infections caused by S. suis occurring in that area over a 9-year period. Materials and Methods: A retrospective, multi-center study was carried out by searching records from 15 hospitals in Catalonia for the period between 2010 and 2019. Results: Over the study period altogether nine cases of S. suis infection were identified in five hospitals, with five of these cases occurring in the 2018-2019 period. The mean age of patients was 48 ± 8.9 years and all of them were males. Five patients (55.6%) worked in pig farms. The most frequent manifestation of infection was meningitis (5 cases; 55.6%) followed by septic arthritis (3 cases; 33.3%). None of the patients died at 30 days; nonetheless, 4 developed hearing loss as a long-term complication. Conclusion: The most commonly identified S. suis infection was meningitis. Over 50% of the episodes occurred in the last 2 years and have affected pig farm workers. Further surveillance is needed in order to know its prevalence. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2021 Díez de los Ríos, Reynaga, García-Gonzàlez, Càmara, Ardanuy, Cuquet, Quesada, Navarro, Vilamala, Párraga-Niño, Quero, Romero, Benítez, Altimiras and Pedro-Botet.)
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