Table 3.
Clinical outcomes per pathogen of 505 patients hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia
| Length of hospital stay (IQR) | ICU admission (%) | In-hospital mortality (%) | 30-day mortality (%) | One-year mortality (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Streptococcus pneumoniae (n = 124) |
8.5 (6.5-14.9) |
10 (8.1) |
4 (3.2) |
4 (3.2) |
12 (9.7) |
|
Coxiella burnetii (n = 28) |
5.5 (3.5-7.5) |
0 |
0 |
1 (3.6) |
1 (3.6) |
|
Haemophilus Influenzae (n = 27) |
9.0 (7.5-14.0) |
2 (7.4) |
0 |
0 |
3 (11.1) |
|
Legionella pneumophila (n = 20) |
11.0 (6.5-17.0) |
3 (15.0) |
1 (5.0) |
1 (5.0) |
2 (10.0) |
|
Chlamydophila species (n = 16) |
8.5 (6.6-13.3) |
2 (12.5) |
0 |
0 |
1 (6.3) |
|
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (n = 9) |
5.0 (4.5-7.3) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Staphylococcus aureus (n = 9) |
10.5 (7.3-14.5) |
1 (11.1) |
3 (33.3) |
3 (33.3) |
4 (44.4) |
| Other pathogen (n = 27) |
8.0 (5.0-15.8) |
7 (25.9) |
2 (7.4) |
2 (7.4) |
9 (33.3) |
| Viral pathogen (n = 35) |
8.5 (6.3-13.5) |
1 (2.9) |
2 (5.7) |
3 (8.6) |
6 (17.1) |
| No pathogen found (n = 210) | 8.5 (5.5-12.6) | 12 (5.7) | 12 (5.7) | 12 (5.7) | 35 (16.7) |
Data are presented as number (%) or median (IQR). For calculation of median length of stay patients who died during admission where excluded from the analysis.
Abbreviations: ICU intensive care unit, IQR interquartile range, n number.