Case No | Days until onset pneumonia (days) | Necrotizing fasciitis-associated microorganism found | Pneumonia-associated isolated organism | Antibiotic treatment given for necrotizing fasciitis |
1 | 2 | GAS | Yeast | Benzylpenicillin, clindamycin |
2 | 3 | GAS | Candida albicans | Benzylpenicillin, clindamycin |
3 | 6 | GAS | No cultures, diagnosis based on chest X-ray | Meropenem |
4 | 6 | GAS | Aspergillus fumigatus | Benzylpenicillin, clindamycin, gentamicin |
5 | 7 | GAS | Enterobacter cloacae | Benzylpenicillin, clindamycin |
6 | 10 | GAS | Enterobacter cloacae complex, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | Benzylpenicillin, clindamycin |
76 | 10 | GAS | Klebsiella oxytoca, Escherichia coli | Cefuroxime |
8 | 11 | GAS | Candida albicans, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella oxytoca | Benzylpenicillin, clindamycin |
9 | 14 | GAS | Proteus mirabilis, Candida albicans | Benzylpenicillin, clindamycin, gentamicin |
10 | 15 | GAS, Escherichia coli | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Cefuroxime, clindamycin, gentamicin, metronidazole |
11 | 21 | GAS | Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans | Benzylpenicillin, clindamycin, gentamicin |
12 | 26 | GAS | Klebsiella oxytoca, Serratia marcescens, Streptococci | Benzylpenicillin, clindamycin, gentamicin |
13 | 7 |
Streptococcus pneumoniae,
Staphylococcus aureus | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Benzylpenicillin, clindamycin, gentamicin |
14 | 26 | GGS, Staphylococcus aureus | No cultures, diagnosis based on chest X-ray | Benzylpenicillin, clindamycin, gentamicin |
15 | 40 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Staphylococcus aureus | Piperacilline, tazobactam |
16 | 60 | Morganella morganii | No cultures, diagnosis based on clinical presentation | Meropenem |
GAS, Group A Streptococcus; GGS, Group G Streptococcus.