Prevalence of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection in a Northern Province in China: Clinical Characteristics, Drug Resistance, and Geographic Distribution.
Na WangMinghua ZhanJianhua LiuYao WangYongwang HouCaiqing LiJia LiXuying HanJinlu LiuYong ChenJingjing FanJianhua TangWenhua LuXinran ZhongZhihua ZhangWei ZhangPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2022)
The situation of CRKP resistance is severe in Hebei Province, China. The resistance rate to most antibiotics is very high and shows an upward trend. Among them, the resistance rate to polymyxin is low; however, few resistant strains do exist. MIC50 and MIC90 are higher than their MICs. It mainly causes lung infection in elderly men. This study is helpful to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of CRKP infection in our province.