Table 3.
Distribution of pathogenic bacteria in diabetic foot ulcer patients with necrotizing fasciitis
| Pathogens | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Positive specimens | 94 (93.1%) |
| No. of isolates | 124 |
| Mean no. of isolates per specimen | 1.23 |
| MDR | 35 (28.2%) |
| Monomicrobial infection | 67 (66.3%) |
| Polymicrobial infection | 27 (26.7%) |
| Gram-positive bacteria | 76 (61.3%) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 20 (16.1%) |
| MRSA | 5 (4.0%) |
| Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 7 (5.6%) |
| Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 1 (0.8%) |
| Streptococcus | 22 (17.7%) |
| Enterococcus | 23 (18.5%) |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 18 (14.5%) |
| Other Gram-positive bacteria | 3 (2.4%) |
| Gram-negative bacteriaa | 42 (33.9%) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 5 (4.0%) |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 5 (4.0%) |
| Proteus mirabilis | 5 (4.0%) |
| Morganella morganii | 4 (3.2%) |
| Escherichia coli | 3 (2.4%) |
| Proteus penneri | 3 (2.4%) |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 3 (2.4%) |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 2 (1.6%) |
| Raoultella ornithinolytica | 2 (1.6%) |
| klebsiella oxytoca | 2 (1.6%) |
| Other Gram-negative bacteriab | 8 (6.5%) |
| Fungus | 6 (4.8%) |
| Candida glabrata | 3 (2.4%) |
| Candida albicans | 1 (0.8%) |
| Candida parapsilosis | 1 (0.8%) |
| Candida tropicalis | 1 (0.8%) |
aOther Gram-positive bacteria refers to 2 strains of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum and 1 strain of Corynebacterium striatum
bOther Gram-negative bacteria refers to Citrobacter braakii, Proteus hauseri, Alcaligenes faecalis, Citrobacter freundii, Citrobacter koseri, Proteus vulgaris, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Serratia marcescens, each of which had one strain