Table 1 Relationship between hypermucoviscosity phenotype of K. pneumoniae and clinical characteristics
Hypermucoviscosity | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Positive | Negative | P value |
n = 14 | n = 29 | ||
No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
Age mean ± SD | 64 ± 14 | 53 ± 15 | 0.613 |
Male sex | 11 (78.6) | 21 (72.4) | 0.665 |
Underlying disease | |||
Diabetes mellitus | 3 (21.4) | 2 (6.8) | 0.376 |
Malignancy | 1 (7.1) | 1 (3.4) | 1.000 |
Neurologic disorders | 6 (42.9) | 13 (44.8) | 0.903 |
Trauma | 1 (7.1) | 5 (17.2) | 0.670 |
Chronic lung disease | 1 (7.1) | 1 (3.4) | 1.000 |
Cardiac-cerebrovascular disease | 12 (85.7) | 16 (55.1) | 0.049* |
ICU stay, days | 14 ± 6 | 13 ± 5 | 0.452 |
Mechanical ventilation, days | 8 ± 4 | 6 ± 3 | 0.141 |
Bacteremia | 5(35.7) | 1 (3.4) | 0.017* |
Mortality | 8 (57.1) | 4 (13.8) | 0.009* |