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Table 2: Associated etiological agents. |
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Type of necrotizing fasciitis (NF) |
Number of cases |
Mean LRINEC |
Cure (n) |
Amputation (n) |
Deaths (n) |
|
Type 1 (polymicrobial) |
17 |
11 |
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Mixture (Gram + & Gram −) |
13 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
|
Only |
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Gram + |
4 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Gram − |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Type 2 (monomicrobial) |
23 |
6 |
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E. coli |
3 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
S. pyogenes |
10 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
|
S. pneumoniae |
2 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
S. aureus |
3 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
S. anginosus |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
M. morgagnii |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
S. agalactiae |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Not identified* |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
41 |
21 |
23 |
7 |
11 |
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LRINEC = laboratory risk indicator for necrotizing fasciitis. * Negative microbiology cultures. |
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