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Table 1 Cases of non-pregnancy associated listeriosis in England and Wales

From: Factors influencing the time between onset of illness and specimen collection in the diagnosis of non-pregnancy associated listeriosis in England and Wales

Variable

2004–2013

Total number of cases

1608

Number of cases without date of onset or date of specimen

372 (23.1 %)

Number of cases with date of specimen before date of onset

26 (1.6 %)

Number of cases with date of specimen equal to date of onset

368 (22.9 %)

Number of cases reporting one or more days before collection of specimen

842 (52.4 %)

1 day

228 (27.1 %)

2–3 days

252 (29.9 %)

4–5 days

126 (14.9 %)

6–7 days

78 (9.3 %)

More than 7 days

158 (18.8 %)