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Table 5 Blood analysis of MRSA and V. vulnificus necrotiz NF patients

From: Bacteriology and mortality of necrotizing fasciitis in a tertiary coastal hospital with comparing risk indicators of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vibrio vulnificus infections: a prospective study

  

MRSA

(N-16)

Vibrio vulnificus

(N-40)

p-value

White cell count (cells/mm3)

Mean

16,400 ± 7128

14,560 ± 10,820

0.53

Segmented forms (%)

Mean

79.6 ± 7.3

81.7 ± 10.7

0.47

≦73

 

2

7

0.494

 > 73

 

14

33

Band forms (%)

Mean

2.91 ± 5.17

5.54 ± 7.23

0.19

 = 0

 

7

22

0.321

 > 0

 

9

18

Albumin (g/dL)

Mean

3.47 ± 0.47

3.42 ± 0.46

0.72

 < 3.5

 

9

19

0.384

 â‰¥â€‰3.5

 

7

21

Platelet counts (per mm3)

Mean

211,200 ± 114,500

139,800 ± 62,940

0.004*

 â‰¤â€‰1.5 × 105

 

5

26

0.023*

 > 1.5 × 105

 

11

14

Blood sugar (mg/dL)

Mean

206 ± 110

169 ± 71

0.14

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

Mean

12.3 ± 1.62

13.0 ± 2.11

0.19

Creatinine (mg/dL)

Mean

1.30 ± 0.68

1.52 ± 1.25

0.52

Sodium (mmol/L)

Mean

135 ± 2.2

136 ± 2.6

0.1

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

Mean

184 ± 132

64.5 ± 88.4

0.000*

  1. *Mean p < 0.05 and the difference was significant