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This meta-analysis sought to identify factors that could potentially serve as risk factors for IKPLAS.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Eight databases were retrieved. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and AHRQ criteria were utilized to assess the studies for quality. Stata software was used for pooling the effect size odds ratio (OR) and for subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis, and regression analysis. Publication bias was examined leveraging funnel plots and Egger\u2019s test.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 18 studies (cross-sectional, cohort, case-control studies) were included, with 3,133 patients. The meta-analysis revealed that the following factors were linked to a significantly elevated risk of IKPLAS: history of smoking or alcohol consumption (OR\u00a0=\u00a01.61, 95% CI: 1.05, 2.45, p = 0.028), diabetes (OR\u00a0=\u00a01.93, 95% CI: 1.49, 2.51, p&amp;lt;0.001), liver disease (OR\u00a0=\u00a01.66, 95% CI: 1.01, 2.73, p = 0.044), elevated sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score (OR\u00a0=\u00a01.71, 95% CI: 1.27, 2.30, p&amp;lt;0.001), septic shock (OR\u00a0=\u00a03.30, 95% CI: 1.70, 6.37,p&amp;lt;0.001), hepatic abscess in the left lobe (OR\u00a0=\u00a01.51, 95% CI: 1.02, 2.24, p = 0.039), phlebitis (OR\u00a0=\u00a021.01, 95% CI: 10.24, 43.11, p&amp;lt;0.001), procalcitonin (PCT) (OR\u00a0=\u00a01.01, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.02, p&amp;lt;0.001), fasting blood glucose (FBG) (OR\u00a0=\u00a01.21, 95% CI: 1.11, 1.32, p&amp;lt;0.001), prothrombin time (PT) (OR\u00a0=\u00a01.15, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.30, p = 0.032), total bilirubin (OR\u00a0=\u00a01.02, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.02, p&amp;lt;0.001), hypervirulent phenotype (OR\u00a0=\u00a02.17, 95% CI: 1.15, 4.10, p = 0.017), K1 serotype (OR\u00a0=\u00a04.79, 95% CI: 1.79, 12.76, p = 0.002). No other risk factors were found.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study identified multiple risk factors significantly associated with IKPLAS, providing evidence for risk assessment and prevention strategies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcimb.2026.1749555","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,27]],"date-time":"2026-01-27T06:41:27Z","timestamp":1769496087000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Risk factors for invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess syndrome: a meta-analysis"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Aimin","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhilin","family":"Luo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yibin","family":"Peng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"64","DOI":"10.1186\/s12941-025-00834-3","article-title":"Genomic insights into novel ST7947 carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: a threat from an Indian hospital setting","volume":"24","author":"Behera","year":"2025","journal-title":"Ann. 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