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Table 5 Comparison of clinical characteristics of KLA patients infected with different K. pneumoniae isolates

From: Clinical and microbiological characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in East China

Clinical characteristic

ST23 and non-ST23

hvKP and cKP

magA-positive and -negative

ST23 (n = 26)

Non-ST23 (n = 19)

P

hvKP (n = 13)

cKP (n = 32)

P

magA positive (n = 31)

magA negative (n = 14)

P

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

Male sex

17(65.4%)

11(57.9%)

0.757

8(61.5%)

18(56.3%)

1

17(54.8%)

9(64.3%)

0.746

Age

54.8 ± 11.9

52.3 ± 10.4

0.465

52.3 ± 8.7

54.3 ± 12.2

0.600

53.9 ± 12.5

53.2 ± 8.2

0.844

Coexisting condition

Diabetes mellitus

13(50.0%)

9(47.4%)

1

4(30.8%)

18(56.3%)

0.189

16(50%)

6(42.9%)

0.749

Biliary tract diseases

8(30.8%)

8(17.8%)

0.534

4(30.8%)

12(37.5%)

0.743

8(25.8%)

8(57.1%)

0.053

Abdominal surgery

6(23.1%)

4(21.1%)

1

3(23.1%)

7(21.9%)

1

7(22.6%)

3(21.4%)

1

No underlying diseases

3(11.5%)

2(5.3%)

1

3(23.1%)

2(6.3%)

0.136

3(9.7%)

2(14.3%)

0.639

Current drinker

10(38.5%)

4(21.1%)

0.330

2(15.4%)

12(37.5%)

0.178

11(35.5%)

3(21.4%)

0.492

Abscess size (diameter, cm)

7.7 ± 2.4

7.4 ± 2.8

0.691

8.8 ± 2.4

7.1 ± 2.5

0.057

7.5 ± 2.3

7.9 ± 3.0

0.605

Complications

Metastatic infections

10(38.5%)

4(21.1%)

0.330

5(38.5%)

9(28.1%)

0.486

11(35.5%)

3(21.4%)

0.492

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

3(11.5%)

0(0.0%)

1

0(0.0%)

3(9.4%)

0.546

3(9.7%)

0(0.0%)

0.541

Pneumonia

6(23.1%)

4(21.1%)

1

3(23.1%)

7(21.9%)

1

7(22.6%)

3(21.4%)

1

Endophthalmitis

1(3.8%)

0(0.0%)

1

0(0.0%)

1(3.1%)

1

1(3.2%)

0(0.0%)

1

Septic shock

3(11.5%)

0(0.0%)

0.258

2(15.4%)

1(3.1%)

0.196

3(9.7%)

0(0.0%)

0.541