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Table 1 Demographic data and patient characteristics

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)

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)

  1. 1 Included 5 patients who had bloodstream infection and meningitis, 1 patient who had bloodstream infection, meningitis, and arthritis, and 2 patients who had isolated meningitis
  2. 2 Included 5 patients who had bloodstream infection and arthritis and 3 patients who had isolated arthritis