Molecular Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern China

Table 1

Clinical and demographic characteristics of CRKP patients.

Characteristics	n = 45
Median age (years)	53
Category by age (years), n (%)
<20	3 (6.7%)
20–40	6 (13.3%)
41–60	23 (51.1%)
61–80	10 (22.2%)
81–100	3 (6.7%)
Male gender	27 (60.0%)
Specimen
Sputum	18 (40.0%)
Blood	16 (35.6%)
Pus	6 (13.3%)
Ascites	2 (4.4%)
Cerebrospinal fluid	1 (2.2%)
Bile	1 (2.2%)
Secretions	1 (2.2%)
Wards
ICU	22 (48.9%)
Hepatobiliary surgery	10 (22.2%)
Neurosurgery	5 (11.1%)
Hematology	5 (11.1%)
Other departments	3 (6.7%)
Diseases
Brain disease	14 (31.1%)
Pancreatic disease	7 (15.6%)
Blood disease	5 (11.1%)
Biliary disease	5 (11.1%)
Abdominal pain	5 (11.1%)
Heart disease	3 (6.7%)
Hepatopathy	3 (6.7%)
Other diseases	3 (6.7%)

ICU, intensive care unit; CRKP, carbapenem-resistantKlebsiella pneumoniae.