From: Streptococcus agalactiae in adults at chiang mai university hospital: a retrospective study
Characteristics | Urinary tract infection (N = 5) | Bloodstream Infection (N = 29) | Meningitis1 (N = 8) | Arthritis2 (N = 8) | Chorio- amnionitis (N = 10) | Subcutaneous Abscess (N = 19) |
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Male: female | 3:2 | 16:13 | 7:1 | 3:5 | 0:12 | 1.2:1 |
Age (years) (median, IQR) | 62 (57, 71) | 51 (30, 68) | 55.5 (31, 64) | 52 (44, 62) | 28 (24, 29) | 53 (45, 63) |
Signs/symptoms (N, %) | ||||||
Fever (Body temperature ≥ 38°C) | 5 | 22 (75.9) | 8 (100.0) | 6 (75.0) | 5 (41.7) | 14 (73.7) |
Headache | 0 | 3 (10.3) | 5 (62.5) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |
Arthritis | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 8 (100) | 0 | 0 (0) |
Alteration of consciousness | 0 | 2 (6.9) | 4 (50) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Laboratory findings (mean ± SD or median, IQR) | ||||||
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 9.8 ± 2.4 | 12.6 ± 2.7 | 12.9 ± 2.3 | 11.6 ± 2.8 | 12.1 ± 1.6 | 11.9 ± 1.6 |
White blood cell count | 7700 | 9800 | 10600 | 13900 | 13960 | 15500 |
(cells/mm3) | (6970, 9340) | (8100, 14300) | (8800, 11550) | (12600, 17180) | (10980, 14600) | (12000, 23300) |
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 2.1 (1.0, 2.5) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.4) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) | 1.4 (0.9, 2,2) | - | 1.4 (1.0, 1.9) |
Death (N, %) | 1 (20) | 5 (17.2) | 3 (37.5) | 2 (25) | 0 (0) | 1 (5.3) |