High Mortality of Non-Fournier Necrotizing Fasciitis With Enterobacteriales: Time to Rethink Classification?

Kuehl, Richard; Tschudin-Sutter, Sarah; Siegemund, Martin; Marsch, Stephan; Battegay, Manuel; Wetterauer, Christian; Seifert, Helge H; Schaefer, Dirk J et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2019

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

This cohort study describes mortality predictors of necrotizing fasciitis (NF). Higher age, chronic kidney disease, and higher Charlson score increased the mortality rate. Mortality was >3 times higher in monomicrobial gram-negative NF than in type I or type II NF. Highest mortality was found with Enterobacteriales in non-Fournier NF.

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