Data collected included demographic information, presenting features, microbiology investigation, treatment course, and final visual outcome.
Here we describe the epidemiology, clinical features, microbiology, treatment, and outcome of 7 patients affected with severe SSTIs of the foot and leg and discuss the pathogenic role of Shewanella algae as an etiologic agent in this syndrome.
Measurements taken included patient demographics (accommodation, age, sex, comorbidities), laboratory investigations (white cell count, neutrophil count, C-reactive protein, microbiology results), clinical features (vital signs, presence of localising symptoms, complications, place of acquisition).
The infection was defined on the basis of infection sites, clinical features, clinical microbiology and imaging tests.
Table 4 features the microbiology.
The epidemiology, clinical features, and microbiology of purulent and non-purulent cellulitis were significantly different in hospitalized Taiwanese adults.
In conclusion, the epidemiology, clinical features, and microbiology of purulent and non-purulent cellulitis were significantly different in hospitalized Taiwanese adults.
Multicenter data on the clinical features and microbiology of abdominal infections in the critically ill are rare, and often limited to a single region or country.
This 1-year retrospective cohort study, conducted at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital in Southern Taiwan, was initiated to better understand the epidemiology, clinical features, and microbiology of non-purulent and purulent cellulitis in hospitalized Taiwanese adults.
Efforts should be focused on implementing bundles of measures based on best evidence for diagnosis and treatment, integrating clinical features and microbiology data, in order to obtain a simple and effective approach to management of pneumonia.
