Volume 8, Number 2—February 2002
Research
Community-Acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia: Global Differences in Clinical Patterns
Table 1
Clinical characteristics | Taiwan (n=96) | South Africa (n=40) | Other countries (n=66) | p valuea |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean, years) | 58.8 | 47.2 | 59.9 | 0.014 |
Female, n (%) | 35 (38%) | 17 (42%) | 24 (36%) | NS |
Underlying diseases, n (%) | ||||
Diabetes mellitus | 38 (40%) | 8 (20%) | 19 (29%) | 0.06 |
Liver disease | 33 (34%) | 6 (15%) | 12 (18%) | 0.02 |
Alcoholism | 12 (12%) | 3 (8%) | 1 (2%) | 0.08 |
Malignancy | 15 (16%) | 3 (8%) | 25 (38%) | 0.0002 |
HIV infection | 0 (0%) | 7 (18%) | 0 (0%) | 0.0001 |
Chronic renal failure | 6 (6%) | 2 (5%) | 6 (9%) | NS |
Organ transplant | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (11%) | 0.0006 |
Corticosteroid use | 5 (5%) | 1 (3%) | 7 (11%) | NS |
No underlying disease | 22 (23%) | 21 (52%) | 24 (36%) | 0.003 |
Critically illb | 30 (31%) | 12 (30%) | 2 (3%) | 0 |
Death rate at 14 days, n (%) | 30 (31%) | 24 (60%) | 8 (12%) | 0 |
ap values refer to differences between the three regions; NS = not significant at p >0.20.
bCritically ill defined as Pitt bacteremia score >4.
1United States: Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; Taiwan: National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan; Australia: Royal Brisbane Hospital, Mater Adults Hospital, and Greenslopes Private Hospital, all in Brisbane; South Africa: Hillbrow Hospital and Baragwanath Hospital, both in Johannesburg; Turkey: Marmara University Hospital, Istanbul; Belgium: University Hospital, Antwerp; and Argentina: San Lucas Hospital and Comunidad Olivos Hospital, both in Buenos Aires.
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