Median admission PCT levels were higher in non-survivors (24.2 ng/mL) compared to survivors (8.7 ng/mL), but this difference did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.053).
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<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Invasive Liver Abscess Syndrome (Klas/Ilas)-Experience of a Single Center and Up-to-Date Review of the Literature.
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Diabetes mellitus was highly prevalent in our cohort (65.0%), and although DM only showed a trend towards significance for mortality in our univariate analysis ( p = 0.071), its high prevalence suggests it may be an important underlying factor contributing to the overall morbidity in this patient population, consistent with the literature identifying DM as a key risk factor for KLAS.
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Higher admission glucose levels also showed a trend towards association with mortality (mean 176.0 vs. 145.5 mg/dL, p = 0.099).