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Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the relationship between neutrophil counts and hospital mortality.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 1,705 patients caused by <jats:italic>K. pneumonia<\/jats:italic> were included in the study. The non-survivor group exhibited a comparatively older age and a higher proportion of <jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic> infections originating from respiratory and bloodstream sources compared to the survivor group (38.4% vs 21.1%, p&amp;lt;0.0001, and 15.1% vs 10.3%, p=0.021). Patients combined with multiple drug resistance strains, respiratory infection, liver disease, and above 60 years exhibited a specific dynamic process of neutrophil levels. Neutrophils counts peaked at admission and 1-2 weeks later. There was a \u2018U\u2019-shaped relationship between neutrophil counts and hospital mortality.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Neutrophils in <jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic> infected patients have distinctive features and dynamic clinical trajectories. 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