Table 5.
Blood analysis of MRSA and V. vulnificus necrotiz NF patients
| 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 | |
| ≥ 3.5 | 7 | 21 | ||
| Platelet counts (per mm3) | Mean | 211,200 ± 114,500 | 139,800 ± 62,940 | 0.004* |
| ≤ 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* |
*Mean p < 0.05 and the difference was significant