Genotypic profile of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 and clinical features of infection in humans, Thailand

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 May;17(5):835-42. doi: 10.3201/eid1705.100754.

Abstract

To examine associations between clinical features of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 infections in humans in Thailand and genotypic profiles of isolates, we conducted a retrospective study during 2006-2008. Of 165 patients for whom bacterial cultures of blood, cerebrospinal fluid, or both were positive for S. suis serotype 2, the major multilocus sequence types (STs) found were ST1 (62.4%) and ST104 (25.5%); the latter is unique to Thailand. Clinical features were examined for 158 patients. Infections were sporadic; case-fatality rate for adults was 9.5%, primarily in northern Thailand. Disease incidence peaked during the rainy season. Disease was classified as meningitis (58.9%) or nonmeningitis (41.1%, and included sepsis [35.4%] and others [5.7%]). Although ST1 strains were significantly associated with the meningitis category (p<0.0001), ST104 strains were significantly associated with the nonmeningitis category (p<0.0001). The ST1 and ST104 strains are capable of causing sepsis, but only the ST1 strains commonly cause meningitis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Phylogeography
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Seasons
  • Streptococcal Infections / physiopathology*
  • Streptococcus suis / classification
  • Streptococcus suis / genetics*
  • Thailand
  • Young Adult