Status:
COMPLETED
Klebsiella Pneumoniae Necrotizing Fasciitis: Clinical and Microbiological Features
Lead Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Conditions:
Necrotizing Fasciitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
This is a retrospective descriptive study on the clinical and microbiological features of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Necrotizing Fasciitis.
Detailed Description
Background. Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressive, life-threatening infectious disease that primarily involves soft tissue. Traditionally, group A streptococcus is the major cause of this dis...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Definitive diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis depends on intra-operative findings characterized by a lack of resistance to blunt dissection of the normally adherent fascia, presence of necrotic fascia, and purulent malodorous discharge. Pathological findings of the involved fascia typically show neutrophils and bacterial clumps infiltrating between collagen bundles of with focal necrosis.
Exclusion
- none
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
134 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01139112
Start Date
July 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2011
Last Update
November 15 2012
Active Locations (1)
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan, 100