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Table 4 Group comparison of laboratory data

From: Prognostic factors and monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis: gram-positive versus gram-negative pathogens

Laboratory data

Gram positive pathogen (n = 11)

Gram Negative pathogen (n = 35)

p-value

Total WBC

   

   Leukocytosis(> = 12,000/ul)

8 (72.7)

23 (65.7)

1.000

   Leukopenia(< = 4,000/ul)

0

4 (11.4)

0.559

   Leukocytosis or leukopenia

8 (72.7)

27 (77.1)

1.000

Differential count

   

   Band formation

9 (81.8)

33 (94.3)

0.238

   Band ≧ 10%

3 (27.3)

16 (45.7)

0.320

   neutrophilia(> 7,500/ul)

8 (72.7)

25 (71.4)

1.000

   Lymphocytopenia(< 1,000/ul)

2 (18.2)

19 (54.3)*

0.045

Thrombocytopenia(< 150,000/ul)

0

12 (34.3)*

0.044

Bacteremia

7 (63.6)

17 (48.6)

0.497

Hemoglobin(g/dL)

12.4 (10.0, 14.1)

12.6 (7.7, 15.8)

0.690

C-reactive protein (mg/dL)

178.0 (50, 373)

114.0 (24.4, 354)

0.302

Glucose (mg/dL)

265.4 (121, 842)

164.14(91, 436)

0.065

Sodium (meq/L)

132.4 (124, 136)

135.3 (127, 141)*

0.044

Hypoalbuminemia(< 3 g/dL)

6 (54.5)

24 (68.6)

0.477

LRINEC score

6.18 (4, 10)

4.51 (0, 12)*

0.031

  1. Data are presented as median (min, max) or frequency (%)
  2. Chronic liver dysfunction: liver cirrhosis, viral hepatitis (HBV, or HCV)
  3. LRINEC: Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis
  4. *: The difference is significant (p < 0.05)