Open AccessCarbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Southwest China: Molecular Characteristics and Risk Factors Caused by KPC and NDM Producers
Author(s) -
Zhaoyinqian Li,
Zixuan Ding,
Jiaying Yang,
Yao Liu,
Xinrui Jin,
Jingling Xie,
Tingting Li,
Yinhuan Ding,
Zhangrui Zeng,
Zhibin 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.s324244
Subject(s) - multilocus sequence typing , biology , integron , plasmid , klebsiella pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , typing , tigecycline , virulence , antibiotic resistance , genetics , gene , antibiotics , genotype , escherichia coli
Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infection has attracted worldwide concern and became a serious challenge for clinical treatment. The aims of this study were to evaluate the molecular characteristics and risk factors for CRKP infection.