Table 1.
Basic and clinical characteristics of the study patents
| Characteristics | n (%) or mean±SD |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 24 (75) |
| Female | 8 (25) |
| Age (years), range | 54.2±15.6 (20-77) |
| Diabetes | 19 (59.4) |
| Hypertension | 14 (43.8) |
| COPD | 3 (9.4) |
| Intubated | 23 (71.9) |
| Tracheostomy | 11 (34.4) |
| Central venous catheterization | 27 (84.4) |
| Foleys Cather use | 26 (81.3) |
| Infection type | |
| Hospital acquired | 22 (68.8) |
| Community acquired | 10 (31.2) |
| hvKP positive culture samples | |
| Blood | 9 (28.1) |
| Urine | 2 (6.1) |
| Tissue | 4 (12.5) |
| Tracheal secretion | 16 (50) |
| Bile | 1 (3.1) |
| PUS | 2 (6.3) |
| Patient outcome | |
| Discharged | 10 (31.3) |
| Dead | 18 (56.2) |
| Discharge against medical advice | 4 (12.5) |
COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, SD: Standard deviation, hvKP: Hypermucoviscoid klebsiella