Open AccessRisk Factors for and Clinical Outcomes of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Nosocomial Infections: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Hospital in Beijing, China
Author(s) -
Huijuan Zhang,
Zhe Guo,
Yan Chai,
Yipeng Fang,
Xin Mu,
Nan Xiao,
Jun Guo,
Zhong Wang
Publication year - 2021
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.s298530
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , klebsiella pneumoniae , carbapenem , univariate analysis , multivariate analysis , retrospective cohort study , klebsiella pneumonia , pneumonia , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , biology , biochemistry , genetics , escherichia coli , bacteria , gene
Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infections have been increasingly reported worldwide. We aimed to identify the risk factors for nosocomial CRKP infections and assess the clinical outcomes.