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. 2023 Mar 28;23:102. doi: 10.1186/s12890-023-02394-8

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients with KP pneumonia alone and KP-pneumonia/KP-BSI

Characteristics Total (n = 409) KP pneumonia alone (n = 274) KP-pneumonia/KP-BSI (n = 135) P-value
Age, median years (IQR) 65 (54.5, 75) 65 (56, 75) 64 (51, 76) P = 0.39
Male sex 301 (73.6%) 193 (70.4%) 109 (80.1%) P = 0.04
Co-morbidities (n, %)
 Diabetes mellitus 80 (19.6%) 52 (18.9%) 28 (20.7%) P = 0.07
 Chronic cardiac insufficiency 60 (14.7%) 32 (11.7%) 28 (20.7%) P = 0.02
 COPD or Severe asthma 43 (10.5%) 31 (11.3%) 12 (8.9%) P = 0.45
 Chronic renal failure 16 (3.9%) 7 (2.6%) 9 (6.7%) P = 0.05
 Cerebrovascular disease 224 (54.5%) 159 (57.8%) 65 (47.8%) P = 0.06
 Trauma 67 (16.4%) 40 (14.6%) 27 (20%) P = 0.17
 Immunosuppressive 28 (6.8%) 12 (4.4%) 16 (11.9%) P = 0.01
 Solid tumor 44 (10.8%) 33 (12%) 11 (8.1%) P = 0.23
Previous treatment
 Blood transfusion 88 (21.5%) 31 (11.3%) 57 (42.2%) P < 0.01
 Mechanical ventilation 299 (73.1%) 175 (63.9%) 124 (91.9%) P < 0.01
 Surgery 220 (53.8%) 148 (54%) 72 (53.3%) P = 0.90
 Parenteral nutrition 85 (20.8%) 48 (17.5%) 37 (27.4%) P = 0.02
 Renal replacement therapy 49 (12%) 17 (6.2%) 32 (23.7%) P < 0.01
Invasive devices
 Indwelling urinary catheter 329 (80.6%) 205 (74.8%) 124 (92.5%) P < 0.01
 central line catheter 300 (73.3%) 180 (65.7%) 120 (88.9%) P < 0.01
 Intraperitoneal drainage 23 (5.6%) 15 (5.5%) 8 (5.9%) P = 0.85
 SOFA score, median (IQR) 6 (4,9) 5 (3,8) 8.5 (5,13) P < 0.01
 APACHE II score, median (IQR) 19 (13,25) 17 (12,22) 24.5 (18,30) P < 0.01
 ACCI, median (IQR) 3 (2,5) 3 (2,5) 3 (1.5,5) P = 0.60
 Pitt Bacteremia Score, median (IQR) 5 (2,7) 4 (2,6) 1 (0,3) P < 0.01
Hospitalization ward (n, %)
 ICU stay 273 (66.4%) 159 (57.8%) 114 (83.8%) P < 0.01
 Prior antibiotic use time 1 (0,6) 0 (0,3) 5 (1,15) P < 0.01
 Prior hospital stay, median days (IQR) 3 (1,11) 2 (1,7) 7 (1,17.5) P < 0.01
 Prior ICU stay, median days (IQR) 1 (0,4) 0 (0,2) 3 (0,8) P < 0.01
 Prior Mechanical ventilation, median days (IQR) 2 (0,5) 3 (0,4) 2 (0,7) P = 0.06
 Nosocomial infection (n, %) 269 (65.5%) 150 (54.5%) 119 (87.5%) P < 0.01
 ESBL-positive KP 196 (47.9%) 81 (29.6%) 115 (85.2%) P < 0.01
 Prior hospitalizeda 144 (35.2%) 81 (29.6%) 63 (46.7%) P < 0.01
 Prior mechanical ventilationa 68 (16.6%) 31 (11.3%) 37 (27.4%) P < 0.01
 Prior antibiotic exposurea 141 (34.5%) 80 (29.2%) 61 (45.2%) P < 0.01

Abbreviations: IQR Interquartile range, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, ACCI Age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index, SOFA Sequential organ failure assessment, APACHE Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation, ICU Intensive care unit, ESBL-positive KP klebsiella pneumoniae isolates producing extended spectrum β-lactamase, KP Klebsiella pneumoniae, KP pneumonia /KP-BSI KP pneumonia secondary Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections

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