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Volume 30, Number 9—September 2024
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Clinical Aspects and Disease Severity of Streptococcus dysgalactiae Subspecies equisimilis Bacteremia, Finland1
Viivi Nevanlinna
, Janne Aittoniemi, Reetta Huttunen, Tiina Luukkaala, and Sari Rantala
, Janne Aittoniemi, Reetta Huttunen, Tiina Luukkaala, and Sari Rantala
Table 1
Clinical manifestations and disease severity in patients with Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis bacteremia during November 2015–November 2019, Finland*
| Infection type† | Nonsevere disease, n = 142 | Severe disease, n = 17 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin/soft tissue infection | 107 (75) | 10 (59) | 0.154 |
| Cellulitis | 103 (73) | 7 (41) | 0.008 |
| Purulent skin infection | 27 (19) | 4 (24) | 0.746 |
| Necrotizing fasciitis |
1 (1) |
3 (18) |
0.004 |
| Deep abscess | 13 (9) | 2 (12) | 0.664 |
| Bursitis |
2 (1) |
0 |
NA |
| Bone and joint infection | 16 (11) | 2 (12) | 1.000 |
| Osteomyelitis, all | 7 (5) | 1 (6) | 1.000 |
| Spondylitis | 7 (5) | 1 (6) | 1.000 |
| Arthritis, all | 10 (7) | 2 (12) | 0.620 |
| Periprosthetic joint infection |
6 (4) |
0 |
NA |
| Pneumonia | 19 (13) | 5 (29) | 0.141 |
| Empyema |
1 (1) |
0 |
NA |
| Endocarditis | 5 (4) | 0 | NA |
| Aortitis | 0 | 1 (6) | NA |
| Foreign body infection | 3 (2) | 0 | NA |
| Puerperal sepsis | 4 (3) | 0 | NA |
| Intraabdominal infection | 2 (1) | 0 | NA |
| Endophthalmitis | 2 (1) | 0 | NA |
| Bacteremia without defined focus | 14 (10) | 3 (18) | 0.397 |
*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. Severe disease was defined as treatment in the intensive care unit or death within 30 days after hospital admission. NA, not applicable. †One patient might have >1 clinical manifestations.
1Preliminary results from this study were presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; April 27–30, 2024; Barcelona, Spain.
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