Table 2. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients infected with CRKP.
| Characteristics | No./total (%) |
|---|---|
| Infection types | |
| Intra-abdominal infection | 18/252 (7.14) |
| Urinary tract infection | 30/252 (11.90) |
| Lower respiratory tract infection | 209/252 (82.94) |
| Bacteremia | 23/252 (9.13) |
| Meningitis | 25/252 (9.92) |
| Other infections | 3/252 (1.19) |
| APACHE II Score | 20 (4~48) |
| Septic shock | 3/252 (1.19) |
| Laboratory findings | |
| White blood cell, /mm3 | |
| Median (Interquartile range) | 13.82 (3.6~88.8) |
| Subgroup | |
| <4,000 (/mm3) | 30/252 (11.90) |
| >10,000 (/mm3) | 151/252 (59.92) |
| C-reactive protein >10 mg/L | 118/252 (46.82) |
| Procalcitonin | |
| >2 ng/mL | 40/252 (15.87) |
| Clinical outcomes | |
| Length of stay, median (interquartile range), days | 37.11 (3~730) |
| ICU admission | 204/252 (80.95) |
| Length of ICU stay, median (interquartile range), days | 14.44 (1~112) |
| Discharge disposition | |
| Home | 127/252 (50.540) |
| Long-term acute facility | 3/252 (1.19) |
| Follow-up outpatient | 15/252 (5.95) |
| Transfer to other hospitals | 11/252 (4.37) |
| Mortality | |
| In-hospital mortality | 59/252 (23.41) |
| 30 day’s mortality | 37/252 (14.68) |
CRKP, carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.