International Journal of Microbiology

Research Article

Characterization of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (Hv-Kp): Correlation of Virulence with Antimicrobial Susceptibility

Table 5

Comparison of antibiotic susceptibility patterns of classical Klebsiella pneumoniae (C-Kp) and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (Hv-Kp).
Type of SusceptibilityC-Kp (%) n = 111Hv-Kp (%) n = 18Significance ()
Non-MDR26 (23.4)10 (55.5)<0.001
MDR85 (76.6)08 (44.4)<0.01
ESBL+84 (75.7)08 (44.4)<0.01
Non—MDR—Resistant to ≤2 classes of antibiotics; MDR—≥3 classes of antibiotics; ESBL+—ESBL producers; Statistically significant when compared to C−Kp group, in percentage.