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Table 6 Time to death in 3 time categories in study children with Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection

From: Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections at a South African children’s hospital 2006–2011, a cross-sectional study

Cause of death

Time to death from KPBSI

≤3 days

3.1–14 days

14.1–30 days

Totals

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Septicaemia

48

(44.0)

28

(25.7)

8

(7.3)

84

(77.1)

Pneumonia

6

(5.5)

4

(3.7)

5

(4.6)

15

(13.8)

Other

3

(2.8)

5

(4.6)

2

(1.8)

10

(9.1)

Totals

57

(52.3)

37

(33.9)

15

(13.8)

109

(100)