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Table 2 Relationship between hypermucoviscosity phenotype of K. pneumoniae and laboratory data

From: Clinical and molecular characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae ventilator-associated pneumonia in mainland China

 

Hypermucoviscosity

 

Characteristic

Positive

Negative

P value

n = 14

n = 29

No. (%)

No. (%)

Chest radiography

   

 Unilateral involvement

3 (21.7)

6 (20.6)

1.000

 Bilateral involvement

11 (78.6)

23 (79.3)

1.000

Initial laboratory value

 Leukocyte count, ×109/l

14.56 ± 7.21

15.65 ± 6.21

0.613

 Platelet, ×109/l

139.71 ± 82.27

192.10 ± 130.13

0.177

 Albumin, g/l

29.68 ± 5.31

34.007 ± 6.49

0.038*

 C-reactive protein, mg/l

156.79 ± 53.89

100.16 ± 77.62

0.03*

 Glucose, mmol/l

9.85 ± 3.92

8.12 ± 2.94

0.115

  1. Values given as No. (%) of patients
  2. * P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant
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