Table 4.
Sources and patient characteristics of 78 Streptococcus pseudoporcinus and 19 Streptococcus porcinus isolates included in the present study
| Source or characteristica | S. pseudoporcinusb (n = 78) | S. porcinusc (n = 19) |
|---|---|---|
| No. of isolates from: | ||
| Animals | 0 | 18 |
| Porcines | 0 | 18 |
| Dairy products | 6 | 0 |
| Milk | 5 | 0 |
| Cheese | 1 | 0 |
| Humans | 73 | 1 |
| No. of human subjects with characteristic/total no. (%) | ||
| Gender (n = 53/59, 90%) | ||
| Male | 3/53 (5.7) | 1/19 (5.3) |
| Female | 50/53 (94.3) | |
| Range (mean) age (yr) by gender (n = 28/59, 47%) | ||
| Male (3/28) | 41–47 (43) | 54 |
| Female (25/28) | Newborn–56 (30) | |
| Clinical source of isolates (n = 55/59, 93%) | ||
| Blood | 5/55 (9.1) | |
| Wound | 7/55 (12.7) | 1 |
| Placenta/umbilicus | 8/55 (14.5) | |
| Urine | 4/55 (7.4) | |
| Cervix | 4/55 (7.3) | |
| Genital | 25/55 (45.4) |
a
No information (sex, age, or source) was provided for 13/72 (18%) of S. pseudoporcinus human isolates; for the remaining 59/72, at least one piece of information was provided.
b
All three S. pseudoporcinus isolates from males were from wounds (sinus, scrotum, and no specific anatomic location provided).
c
The one human S. porcinus isolate was from the wound of a male abattoir worker.