Table 1.

Patient characteristics

PT #	Age (years)	Sex	Occupation	Microbe	Comorbidity	S/S at first visit	Exposure history
1	38	Male	Fisherman	V. vulnificus	LC, AA	S, H, P	Seawater
2	38	Male	Farmer	β-hem. strep.	LC, HBV, HCV, AA	S, F, P	NA
3	58	Male	Fisherman	V. vulnificus	NA	F, H, P	Seawater
4	70	Male	Fisherman	V. vulnificus	DM	S, H, P	Seawater
5	76	Male	Fisherman	CoNS	AA, COPD	P	NA
6	59	Male	Plasterer	V. vulnificus	AA, AR, IE	P	Fish
7	60	Male	Fisherman	V. vulnificus	LC, AA, ESRD	S, H, P	Seawater
8	79	Male	Farmer	V. vulnificus	ESRD, gout	S, H, P	Farmland
9	52	Female	NA	V. vulnificus	LC, HBV, HCV, HCC	S, F, P	NA
10	57	Male	Plasterer	V. vulnificus	HCV, DM	S, F, P	Oyster
11	63	Female	Barber	V. vulnificus	LC, HCV	S, F, H, P	NA
13	51	Male	NA	V. cholerae	LC, HBV, ESRD, AA	S, F, H, P	Seafood
14	59	Male	Farmer	A. sobria Klep. pneumoniae	LC, HCC, AA	S, P	NA
15	53	Male	Plasterer	V. vulnificus	LC, AA	H, P	NA
16	79	Male	Farmer	V. vulnificus	DM, AA, AR	S, F, H, P	NA
17	68	Female	Farmer	A. hydrophila	Steroid abuse	S, H, P	Bamboo stabbing
18	64	Female	Barber	V. vulnificus	HCV, DM, AR	S, F, H, P	NA

PT patient, S/S signs and symptoms, V. Vibrio, CoNS coagulase-negative staphylococci, A. Aeromonas, β-hem. Strep. group A β-hemolytic streptococcus, Klep. Klebsiella, AA alcohol abuse, LC liver cirrhosis, HBV hepatitis B virus, HCV hepatitis C virus, HCC hepatic cell carcinoma, DM diabetes mellitus, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ESRD end-stage renal disease, AR aortic regurgitation, S shock, F fever, H hemorrhagic bullae, P limb pain, NA not available