Table 1 Characteristics of patients and family contacts.
Inpatients N = 24 | Outpatients N = 21 | Total patients N = 45 | Family contacts N = 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Median age (years; range) | 37 (2-79) | 33 (3-66) | 41 (2-79) | 13 (2-65) |
Underlying chronic diseases | 5a | 1b | 6 | 0 |
Mean level of C-reactive protein (mg/L; range) | 188c (9-353) | 20d (<0,2-174) | 62 (<0,2-353) | |
Interval between disease onset and sampling (days; range) | 10 (3-33) | 17 (1-95) | 13 (1-95 | |
Prior therapy with betalactam antibiotics | 24 | 8 | 32 | 0 |
Current smoking | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |