The Prognostic Role of Pitt Bacteremia Score in Patients With Nonbacteremic <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Infections.

ABSTRACT: Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae infection causes various diseases and leads to significant morbidity and mortality. The Pitt bacteremia score (PBS) is a well-known prognostic predictor in patients with bacteremia. We aimed to investigate the prognostic role of the PBS in patients with nonbacteremic K. pneumoniae infections and compare its mortality discriminative ability with that of other risk scoring systems. Methods: Data were retrospectively collected from emergency department patients in E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, within 2021. All adult patients (aged ≥ 20 years) during this period and diagnosed with K. pneumoniae infections were included. The baseline demographics, laboratory results, infection sources, and clinical outcomes of nonbacteremi

SUBMITTER: Chang JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12283204 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature