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. 2011 Mar;49(3):1134–1136. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02514-10

Table 2.

Sites of infection, therapies, and prognoses of 127 patients with infection due to ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae

Variable Adults (n = 104) Neonates (n = 23)
No. (%) of patients with:
    Infection type
        Urinary tract 50 (49)a 9 (39)
        Respiratory tract 32 (22)b 5 (22)
        Skin and soft tissue 19 (18)c 1 (5)
        Primary bacteremia 7 (7) 5 (22)
        Other 3 (3)d 1 (5)e
    Appropriate empirical therapy 58 (56) 14 (88)
Median hospital stay after infection (no. of days [interquartile range]) 24 (13–47) 19 (5–40)
Mortality during admission (no. [%] of patients) 14 (14) 2 (9)
a

Infections were cystitis (n = 48), prostatitis (n = 1), and pyelonephritis (n = 1).

b

Infections included pneumonia (n = 14) and tracheobronchitis (n = 9).

c

Infections were cellulitis (n = 11), chronic ulcer infection (n = 7), and necrotizing cellulitis (n = 1).

d

Infections were osteomyelitis (n = 2) and cholangitis (n = 1).

e

Intra-abdominal infection.