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Table 3 Risk factors for mortality in bacteremic CAP caused by K. pneumonia e

From: Bacteremic community-acquired pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae: Clinical and microbiological characteristics in Taiwan, 2001-2008

Characteristic

Survivors

(n = 22)

No. (%)

Non-survivors

(n = 27)

No. (%)

p-value

Age > 65 years

15 (68.2)

22 (81.5)

0.282

Male

19 (86.4)

20 (74.1)

0.288

Initial presentation with septic shock

4 (18.2)

21 (77.8)

<0.001

Initial presentation with respiratory failure

7 (31.8)

23 (85.2)

<0.001

APACHE II score>25

10 (45.5)

25 (92.6)

<0.001

PSI Risk Class V

18 (81.8)

26 (96.3)

0.160

ICU admission

10 (45.5)

18 (66.7)

0.136

Malignancy

5 (22.7)

9 (33.3)

0.414

Diabetes mellitus

10 (45.5)

7 (25.9)

0.153

Liver cirrhosis

1 ( 4.5)

3 (11.1)

0.617

Chronic kidney disease stage≧4

6 (27.3)

7 (25.9)

0.915

Chronic lung diseases

12 (54.5)

11 (40.7)

0.336

Neurologic disorders

7 (31.8)

5 (18.5)

0.282

Autoimmune disease

1 ( 4.5)

1 ( 3.8)

1.000

Alcoholism

2 ( 9.1)

3 (11.1)

1.000

No underlying diseases

1 ( 4.0)

2 ( 7.4)

0.609

Chest radiography--bilateral involment

14 (63.6)

18 (66.7)

0.825

Leucopenia a

2 (9.1)

4 (14.8)

0.678

Thrombocytopenia

2 (9.1)

9 (33.3)

0.043

C-reactive protein, mg/dL

20.9 ± 12.1

22.7 ± 10.6

0.482

  1. Values given as mean ± SD or No. of patients (%).a Leucopenia was defined as leucocyte count less than 4000 × 103/μL. APACHE, Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation; PSI, Pneumonia Severity Index; ICU, intensive care unit.