Research Article

NDM-1-Positive K. pneumoniae at a Teaching Hospital in Southwestern China: Clinical Characteristics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Molecular Characterization, Biofilm Assay, and Virulence

Table 3

Differences in the distribution of virulence genes and serotypes between NDM-1-positive K. pneumoniae and NDM-1-negative K. pneumonia (n (%)).

NDM-1-positive K. pneumoniae (n = 30)NDM-1 negative K. pneumoniae (n = 60)P

K10 (0)15 (25.00)0.003
K20 (0)7 (11.66)0.051
K50 (0)1 (1.66)0.477
K570 (0)2 (3.33)0.312
entB30 (100.00)60 (100.00)1
ybtS28 (93.33)60 (100.00)0.109
FimH23 (76.67)56 (93.33)0.038
wabG27 (90.00)60 (100.00)0.035
ureA27 (90.00)59 (98.33)0.106
ycf25 (83.33)58 (96.67)0.039
uge23 (76.67)43 (71.67)0.801
iutA41 (3.33)26 (43.33)0.005
kfuB1 (3.33)20 (33.33)0.001
aerobactin0 (0)13 (21.67)0.004
IroN0 (0)1 (1.67)1
rmpA0 (0)9 (15.00)0.027
magA0 (0)7 (11.67)0.09
Alls0 (0)9 (15.00)0.027
vatD0 (0)0 (0)1