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Volume 28, Number 1—January 2022
Dispatch

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

Panchan SitthicharoenchaiComments to Author , Eric R. Burrough, Bailey L. Arruda, Orhan Sahin, Jessica G. dos Santos, Drew R. Magstadt, Pablo E. Piñeyro, Kent J. Schwartz, and Michael C. Rahe
Author affiliations: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA (P. Sitthicharoenchai, E.R. Burrough, O. Sahin, J.G. dos Santos, D.R. Magstadt, P.E. Piñeyro, K.J. Schwartz, M.C. Rahe); US Department of Agriculture, Ames (B.L. Arruda)

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Table

Frequency of bacterial pathogen isolation from 255 swine with determined causes of bacterial endocarditis, Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Ames, Iowa, USA, 2015–2020

Bacterial pathogens Frequency of isolation, no. (%) Sole bacterium isolated, no. cases Isolated in mixed infection, no. cases
Streptococcus spp.
S. suis 196 (67.59) 166 30
S. equisimilis 37 (12.76) 15 22
S. gallolyticus 22 (7.59) 21 1
Other streptococci
10 (3.45)
7
3
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae 9 (3.10) 5 4
Actinobacillus spp. 9 (3.10) 2 7
Trueperella pyogenes 3 (1.04) 1 2
Enterococcus faecium 2 (0.69) 2 0
Vagococcus fluvialis 1 (0.34) 1 0
Staphylococcus aureus 1 (0.34) 1 0
Total bacteria* 290 (100) Not applicable Not applicable

*Calculations based on 290 isolations from 255 cases.

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