Open AccessClinical Molecular Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Among Pediatric Patients in Jiangsu Province, China
Author(s) -
Ziyan Kong,
Xuemei Liu,
Chenxi Li,
Siyun Cheng,
Fei Xu,
Bing Gu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s293206
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , multilocus sequence typing , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , molecular epidemiology , epidemiology , pediatric intensive care unit , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biology , gene , pediatrics , genotype , genetics , escherichia coli
The continuous emergence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) has become a serious public health problem globally, especially for children, but data on CRKP infection in pediatric patients are limited. This study aimed to identify epidemiological and molecular patterns of CRKP among pediatric patients in Jiangsu province, China.