Our study showed the detection of S. suis in DNA from tissue belonging to 4 patients out of 8 with salivary gland tumors. To our knowledge there are no prevalence data of S. suis in the region where the patients were recruited; however, over the past few years the number of reported S. suis infections in humans has increased significantly (5) and it is worthwhile to report this finding to accumulate significant data about possible risk factors for these rare tumors.
Streptococcus suis: a potential risk factor for salivary gland tumors / Falbo V.; Mamma M.; Censi F.; Foschini M.P.; Floridia G.; Taruscio D.. - In: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MARKERS. - ISSN 0393-6155. - STAMPA. - 26:(2011), pp. 278-280. [10.5301/JBM.2011.8882]
Streptococcus suis: a potential risk factor for salivary gland tumors.
FOSCHINI, MARIA PIA;
2011
Abstract
Our study showed the detection of S. suis in DNA from tissue belonging to 4 patients out of 8 with salivary gland tumors. To our knowledge there are no prevalence data of S. suis in the region where the patients were recruited; however, over the past few years the number of reported S. suis infections in humans has increased significantly (5) and it is worthwhile to report this finding to accumulate significant data about possible risk factors for these rare tumors.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
