Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia

BL Meatherall, D Gregson, T Ross, JDD Pitout… - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although Klebsiella pneumoniae is the second most common cause of
Gram-negative bloodstream infections, its epidemiology has not been defined in a
nonselected population. We sought to describe the incidence of, risk factors for, and
outcomes associated with K. pneumoniae bacteremia. METHODS: Population-based
surveillance for K. pneumoniae bacteremia was conducted in the Calgary Health Region
(population 1.2 million) from 2000 to 2007. RESULTS: A total of 640 episodes of K …