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The aim of our study was to describe the infections caused by <jats:italic>S. suis<\/jats:italic> occurring in that area over a 9-year period.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:bold> A retrospective, multi-center study was carried out by searching records from 15 hospitals in Catalonia for the period between 2010 and 2019.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Over the study period altogether nine cases of <jats:italic>S. suis<\/jats:italic> infection were identified in five hospitals, with five of these cases occurring in the 2018\u20132019 period. The mean age of patients was 48 \u00b1 8.9 years and all of them were males. Five patients (55.6%) worked in pig farms. The most frequent manifestation of infection was meningitis (5 cases; 55.6%) followed by septic arthritis (3 cases; 33.3%). None of the patients died at 30 days; nonetheless, 4 developed hearing loss as a long-term complication.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> The most commonly identified <jats:italic>S. suis<\/jats:italic> infection was meningitis. Over 50% of the episodes occurred in the last 2 years and have affected pig farm workers. 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