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. 2011 Mar 8;6(3):e17604. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017604

Table 7. Results of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 PCR of throat and rectal swabs.(1) .

Samples Cases HM(2)/cases Hospital controls HM/hospital controls Community controls HM/community controls
1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd
Throat 1/101 0/96 0/205 0/182 0/302 0/279 0/291 0/212 0/300 0/291 0/424 0/347
Rectum 5/101 1/96 0/204 0/181 0/302 0/279 0/291 0/211 0/300 0/291 0/422 0/340
(1)

Number positive/total number tested (each person had 2 samples taken on 2 separate occasions with a minimum of 10–14 days in between).

(2)

Household members.