Invasive disease and toxic shock due to zoonotic Streptococcus suis: an emerging infection in the East?
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Abstract
Sriskandan and Slater discuss the implications of Tang and colleagues' report of the largest known zoonotic outbreak of <i>S. suis,</i> which occurred in Sichuan Province, China, in 2005.
Medical subject headings
- Disease Outbreaks
- Shock, Septic
- Streptococcal Infections
- Streptococcus suis
- Superantigens