Table 3.

Characteristics of patients with monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis caused by K. pneumoniae

Patient No.	Age, years	Gender	Chronic underlying diseases	Site	Interval A, days	Contact mechanism	Interval B, h	Operations (first, final)	Interval C, days	Result	Duration of hospitalization, days	Systolic blood pressure ≤90 mm Hg in the ER	Intensive care unit stay	Body temperature >38.5°C in the ER
1	84	M	DM, MI	right forearm	7	unknown	5	Fas	0	death	8	Y	Y	N
2	90	F	DM, gout, steroid use	left leg	2	abrasion	3	AK, debridement	12	death	16	Y	Y	N
3	58	M	DM, steroid use	left leg	4	abrasion	7	Fas, debridement	14	death	59	Y	Y	N
4	49	M	DM, LC, HC	right leg	7	seawater	12	Fas, STSG	30	discharge	44	N	Y	N
5	55	M	DM, HC, gout	right arm	6	abrasion	6	Fas, STSG	13	discharge	26	N	Y	N
6	43	M	DM	left leg	7	chronic ulcer	5	Fas, debridement	7	discharge	10	N	Y	N
7	40	M	DM, LC	right forearm	3	unknown	14	Fas, STSG	17	discharge	21	N	N	N
Mean	59.9				5.14		7.43		13.3		26.3

M = Male; F = female; DM = diabetes mellitus; MI = myocardial infarction; LC = liver cirrhosis; HC = hepatitis C; Interval A = time from contact to presentation to the emergency room; Interval B = time from the first consultation to the first operation; Interval C = time from the first operation to the final operation; AK = above-the-knee amputation; STSG = split-thickness skin graft; Y = yes; N = no; Fas = fasciotomy; ER = emergency room.