Population-based study of Streptococcus suis infection in humans in phayao province in northern Thailand

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Takeuchi, Dan ^a   Kerdsin, Anusak ^b   Pienpringam, Anupong ^c   Loetthong, Phacharaphan ^d   Samerchea, Sutit ^e   Luangsuk, Pakkinee ^c   Khamisara, Kasean ^c   Wongwan, Nithita ^d   Areeratana, Prasanee ^c   Chiranairadul, Piphat ^d   Lertchayanti, Suwat ^e   Petcharat, Sininat ^b   Yowang, Amara ^f   Chaiwongsaen, Phanupong ^f   Nakayama, Tatsuya ^a   Akeda, Yukihiro ^a   Hamada, Shigeyuki ^g   Sawanpanyalert, Pathom ^b   Dejsirilert, Surang ^b   Oishi, Kazunori ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c Chiang Kham General Hospital   (Thailand)

^d Phayao Provincial Hospital   (Thailand)

^e Phayao Public Health Office   (Thailand)

^f Chiang Rai Regional Medical Sciences Center   (Thailand)

^g Thailand Japan Research Collaboration Center for Emerging and Re emerging Infections   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAW FOOD; SEROTYPE; SEX RATIO; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS INFECTION; THAILAND; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; THAILAND;

EID: 84857397067     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031265     Document Type: Article

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