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Table 2 The number of microbial species associated with NF

From: Retrospective study of necrotizing fasciitis and characterization of its associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusin Taiwan

Organism

Monomicrobial

Polymicrobial

Total (%)

 

Number

A,%

B,%

Number

A,%

B,%

 

Aerobic

Gram-positive

Staphylococcus aureus

       

MRSA

34

30.9

13.8

15

3.9

6.1

49 (19.8)

MSSA

26

23.6

10.5

16

4.2

6.5

42 (16.6)

Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus

3

2.7

1.2

13

3.4

5.3

16 (6.5)

Staphylococcus saprophyticus

   

1

0.3

0.4

1 (0.4)

Streptococcus viridans

1

0.9

0.4

18

4.7

7.3

19 (7.7)

Streptococcus

       

Group A Streptococcus

6

5.5

2.4

9

2.4

3.6

15 (6.1)

Group B Streptococcus

3

2.7

1.2

14

3.7

5.7

17 (6.9)

Group G Streptococcus

   

6

1.6

2.4

6 (2.4)

Other Streptococcus

   

1

0.3

0.4

1 (0.4)

Enterococcus

4

3.6

1.6

33

8.7

13.4

37 (15.0)

Bacillus spp.

   

4

1.1

1.6

4 (1.6)

Corynebacterium spp.

   

2

0.5

0.8

2 (0.8)

Gram-negative

Vibrio spp.

10

9.1

4.0

4

1.1

1.6

14 (5.7)

Klebsiella spp.

6

5.5

2.4

26

6.8

10.5

32 (13.0)

Proteus spp.

3

2.7

1.2

21

5.5

8.5

24 (9.7)

Escherichia coli

2

1.8

0.8

23

6.1

9.3

25 (10.1)

Morganella morganii

1

0.9

0.4

15

3.9

6.1

16 (6.5)

Enterobacter spp.

1

0.9

0.4

12

3.2

4.9

13 (5.3)

Serratia marcescens

1

0.9

0.4

2

0.5

0.8

3 (1.2)

Shewanella puterfacines

1

0.9

0.4

1

0.3

0.4

2 (0.8)

Pseudmonas aeruginosa

   

9

2.4

3.6

9 (3.6)

Aeromonas spp.

   

7

1.8

2.8

7 (2.8)

Citrobacter spp.

   

4

1.1

1.6

4 (1.6)

Acinetobacter baumannii

   

3

0.8

1.2

3 (1.2)

Stenotroph maltophilia

   

2

0.5

0.8

2 (0.8)

Burkholderia gladioli

   

1

0.3

0.4

1 (0.4)

Haemophilus influenzae

   

1

0.3

0.4

1 (0.4)

Providencia rettger

   

1

0.3

0.4

1 (0.4)

Anaerobic

Bacteroides spp.

3

2.7

1.2

29

7.6

11.7

32 (13.0)

Peptostrept spp.

2

1.8

0.8

35

9.2

14.2

37 (15.0)

Prevotella spp.

1

0.9

0.4

31

8.2

12.6

32 (13.0)

Fusobacterium spp.

1

0.9

0.4

9

2.4

3.6

10 (4.0)

Veillonella spp.

   

8

2.1

3.2

8 (3.2)

Clostridium spp.

   

2

0.5

0.8

2 (0.8)

Porphyromonas spp.

   

1

0.3

0.4

1 (0.4)

Fungus

       

Candida albicans

1

0.9

0.4

1

0.3

0.4

2 (0.8)

Total

110

100

44.5

380

100

55.5

247 (100)

  1. *:A = [Number of isolate of the microbial species/Total number of monomicrobial (110) or polymicrobial (380)] × 100%
  2. B = (Number of isolation/247) × 100%