Table 1. Clinical characteristics of 31 human cases of Streptococcus suis infection in Phayao Province, 2010.

Characteristics	All reported cases	Nonfatal case, n = 26; 83.9%	Fatal case, n = 5; 16.1%	p-value
Demographic
Male, no. of cases (%), n = 31	20 (64.5)	18 (69.2)	2 (40)	0.317
Age, median (range), n = 31	53 (26–74)	52 (26–74)	64 (36–72)	0.115
Risk behavior, no. of cases (%)
Recent consumption of raw pork products, n = 31	22 (71.0)	20 (76.9)	2 (40)	0.131
Recent contact with pigs or raw pork products, n = 31	2 (6.5)	2 (7.7)	0 (0)	1
Days from the consumption of raw pork products to the onset of illness median (range), n = 22	2 (0–11)	2 (0–11)*	1.5 (1–2)**	0.623
Days from the onset of illness to the admission median (range), n = 31	2 (0–14)	2 (0–7)	4 (0–14)	0.176

*n = 20,

**n = 2.