Admission prognostic nutritional index improves risk stratification for the carbapenem-resistant phenotype in culture-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae: a retrospective cohort study.

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Background: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) remains an infection-control challenge. We assessed whether admission immuno-nutritional status, measured by the Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), is associated with the CRKP phenotype and adds risk information beyond clinical exposures. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study at Wanbei Coal Electricity Group General Hospital, China...

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