Table 1. Patient characteristics in study of severe Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus outbreak from unpasteurized dairy product consumption in central Italy during November 2021–May 2022*.
| Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
| Total no. patients | 37 |
| Patients with symptoms | 35 (94.6) |
| Hospitalized patients | 23 (62.2) |
| Patient deaths† | 5 (13.5) |
| Male patients | 16 (43.2) |
| Age range (median), y |
6–98 (79) |
| Age group, y | |
| <15 | 1 |
| 16–39 | 1 |
| 40–59 | 4 |
| 60–79 | 12 |
|
>80 |
19 |
| Symptoms | |
| Fever | 27 (75) |
| Diarrhea | 6 (16.7) |
| Headache | 5 (13.9) |
| Vomiting | 4 (11.1) |
| Septicemia | 3 (8.3) |
| Cystitis | 2 (5.6) |
| Pharyngitis | 2 (5.6) |
*Values are no. (%) patients except as indicated. †Number of hospitalized patients who died.