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