Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan 2022)

Streptococcus gallolyticus and Bacterial Endocarditis in Swine, United States, 2015–2020

  • Panchan Sitthicharoenchai,
  • Eric R. Burrough,
  • Bailey L. Arruda,
  • Orhan Sahin,
  • Jessica G. dos Santos,
  • Drew R. Magstadt,
  • Pablo E. Piñeyro,
  • Kent J. Schwartz,
  • Michael C. Rahe

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2801.210998
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 1
pp. 192 – 195

Abstract

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To evaluate trends in bacterial causes of valvular endocarditis in swine, we retrospectively analyzed 321 cases diagnosed at Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (Ames, IA, USA) during May 2015–­April 2020. Streptococcus gallolyticus was the causative agent for 7.59% of cases. This emerging infection in swine could aid study of endocarditis in humans.

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