Table 5 Characteristics of Streptococcus agalactiae infections from various studies
From: Streptococcus agalactiae in adults at chiang mai university hospital: a retrospective study
Characteristics | Present study N = 82 2006-2009 | Greece5 N = 26 1995-1999 | Taiwan7 N = 94 2001-2003 | Japan8 N = 52 1998-2007 | Spain9 N = 51 1985-1994 | Thailand11 N = 78 1997-2001 |
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1. Demographic data | ||||||
Study population | Adults | Non-pregnant adults | Non-pregnant adults | Non-pregnant adults | Non-pregnant adults | Non-pregnant adults |
Age (years) (mean, range) | 48.5 (17-83) | 57.7 (18-84) | 64.7 (22-89) | 62 (29-90) | 63.3 (21-88) | 55 (16-83) |
Male (N, %) | 42 (51.2) | - | 46 (48.9) | 27 (52.9) | 27(53) | 34 (43.6) |
2. Underlying diseases (N, %) | ||||||
Diabetes | 17 (20.7) | 7 (20.6) | 40 (42.6) | 25 (48) | 14 (27.5) | 28 (36) |
Malignancy | 8 (9.8) | 8 (23.5) | 41 (43.6) | 12 (23) | 17 (33.3) | 20 (26) |
Cirrhosis | 2 (2.1) | - | 15 (16) | 6 (11.5) | 18 (35.3) | 7 (9) |
Chronic renal diseases | 10 (12.2) | 1 (2.9) | - | 9 (17.3) | 8 (17.7) | 4 (5) |
3. Site of infection (N, %) | ||||||
Bloodstream | 29 (35.4) | 2 (7.7) | 32 (34) | 12 (23) | 20 (39.2) | 24 (30.8) |
Skin and subcutaneous | 19 (23.2) | 1 (3.8) | 30 (31.9) | 26 (50) | 8 (15.7) | 19 (24.4) |
Lung | 0 (0) | 2 (7.7) | 9 (9.6) | - | 5 (9.8) | 7 (9.0) |
Trachea | 1 (1.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
Peritoneal cavity | 1 (1.2) | 1 (3.8) | 7 (7.4) | 1 (1.9) | 5 (9.8) | 6 (7.7) |
Joint | 8 (9.8) | - | 3 (3.2) | - | - | 19 (24.4) |
Meninges | 8 (9.8) | - | 2 (2.1) | 2 (3.8) | - | 2 (2.6) |
Urinary tract | 5 (6.1) | 13 (50) | 3 (3.2) | 3 (5.8) | 6 (11.8) | 1 (1.3) |
Endocardium | 0 | - | 4 (4.3) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (2) | 7 (9.0) |
4. Mortality (N, %) | 12 (14.6) | 1 (3.9) | 19 (20.2) | 8 (15.4) | 17(33.3) | 19 (24.3) |