Detection of extracellular factor-positive Streptococcus suis serotype 2 strains in tonsillar swabs of live sows by PCR

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 223-228

  Swildens, Bas ^a   Wisselink, Henk J ^b   Engel, Bas ^b   Smith, Hilde E ^a   Nielen, Mirjam ^a   Verheijden, Jos H M ^a   Stegeman, J Arjan ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Carrier; Sensitivity and specificity; Streptococcus suis; Tonsillar swabs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; TONSIL;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TONSIL;

STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 23044483764     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2005.04.024     Document Type: Article

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