Table 2 Clinical outcomes of pneumonia patients caused by K. pneumoniae
Variable | CAP (n = 68) | HCAP (n = 74) | HAP (n = 134) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CAP vs. HCAP | HCAP vs. HAP | CAP vs. HAP | ||||
Appropriate empirical antimicrobial therapy | 64 (94.1) | 63 (85.1) | 97 (72.4) | 0.104 | 0.037 | < 0.001 |
Appropriate definite antimicrobial therapy | 61 (89.7) | 62 (83.8) | 101 (75.4) | 0.300 | 0.158 | 0.016 |
Length of stay after pneumonia, median (IQR), days | 23.0 (12.5–40.0) | 23.5 (10.8–41) | 16.0 (6.0–39.3) | 0.859 | 0.126 | 0.157 |
Septic shock when pneumonia | 20 (29.4) | 33 (44.6) | 33 (24.6) | 0.062 | 0.003 | 0.465 |
Respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation | 32 (47.1) | 27 (36.5) | 27 (20.1) | 0.202 | 0.010 | 0.001 |
Mortality | ||||||
 Early mortality (≤48 h) | 5 (7.4) | 9 (12.2) | 20 (14.9) | 0.337 | 0.582 | 0.122 |
 28-day mortality | 19 (27.9) | 22 (29.7) | 53 (39.6) | 0.814 | 0.158 | 0.103 |
 In-hospital mortality | 33 (33.8) | 31 (41.9) | 65 (48.5) | 0.322 | 0.360 | 0.047 |