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A quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) targeting cps2J (serotypes 2 and 1\/2) and cps9H (serotype 9) was evaluated with nasal and tonsillar samples from S. suis exposed pigs. qPCR specifically detected serotypes in all pig samples. The serotypes loads in pig samples estimated by qPCR showed, except for serotype 9 in tonsillar samples (correlation coefficient = 0.25), moderate to strong correlation with loads detected by culture (correlation coefficient &gt; 0.65), and also in pigs exposed to both serotypes (correlation coefficient &gt; 0.75). 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