Table 1. .
Comparison of the Data in Our Series With 2 Other French Series
| Data | Maurin et al [19] | Mailles et al [18] | Our Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients included | 101 | 433 | 177 |
| Mean age | 51.7 | 49 | 47.38 |
| Sex ratio | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.28 |
| Hunters | 16 (15.8%) | 52 (12%) | 39 (21.7) |
| Incubation time (days) | 5.5 | NR | 9.28 |
| Glandular forms | 24 (23.7%) | 200 (46%) | 48 (27.1%) |
| Ulceroglandular forms | 34 (33.7%) | 113 (26%) | 61 (34.5%) |
| Pleuropulmonary forms | 10 (10%) | 42 (10%) | 32 (18%) |
| Oropharyngeal forms | 17 (16.8%) | 25 (6%) | 9 (5.0%) |
| Oculoglandular forms | 4 (4%) | 8 (2%) | 4 (2.3%) |
| Typhoidal forms | 9 (8.9%) | 45 (10%) | 14 (7.9%) |
| Hospitalization | 30 (29.7%) | 188 (43%) | 78 (53.4%) |
| Complications | NR | 20 | 60 (40.8) |
| Death | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Confirmed cases | 94 | 130 | 89 |
| Strain isolation | 16 | 30 | 0 |
| PCR | 39 | 75 | 78 |
| Serologies (seroconversion, titer ×4) | 39 | 11 | 11 |
| Probable cases | 7 | 303 | 88 |
| Cases in common with our series | 3 | 63 |
Abbreviations: NR, not reported; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.