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Table 3 Clinical presentations of patients with gram-negative pathogen and gram-positive pathogen associated monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis patients

From: Predictors for gram-negative monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis in southern Taiwan

Variable

Gram-negative pathogen (n = 55)

Gram-positive pathogen (n = 45)

P-value

Fever (> 38 °C)

19 (34.5)

13 (28.9)

0.546

Tachycardiaa

32 (58.2)

21 (46.7)

0.251

Tachypneab

24 (43.6)

5 (11.1)

< 0.001*

Shockc

25 (45.5)

5 (11.1)

< 0.001*

Erythema

51 (92.7)

42 (93.3)

0.906

Swelling

51 (92.7)

41 (91.1)

0.767

Local hot

48 (87.3)

42 (93.3)

0.315

Pain or tenderness

55 (100)

45 (100)

1.000

Bullous lesions

28 (50.9)

14 (31.1)

0.066

Skin necrosis

10 (18.2)

4 (8.9)

0.183

  1. Data was presented as mean (standard deviation) or frequency (%)
  2. *: p-value < 0.05
  3. aTachycardia: heart beat > 100/min, bTachypnea: respiratory rate >  20/min, cShock: systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg