Research Article

Genetic Diversity, Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern, and Biofilm Formation in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Table 2

Comparing the three major clusters of K. pneumoniae isolates obtained from patients with COVID-19.

ClusterAntibiotic
MerCPMTOBAZTIMIGEMCIPPTZ

J () (%)11 (100)10 (90.9)9 (81.8)10 (90.9)6 (54)9 (81.8)11 (100)10 (90.9)
H () (%)9 (90)5 (50)6 (60)6 (60)5 (50)4 (40)8 (80)6 (60)
E () (%)6 (60)6 (60)0 (0)6 (60)6 (60)0 (0)6 (60)6 (60)

value0.4762#0.635#0.3615#0.0635#1#0.0805#0.2143#0.1486#
0.0351^0.1486^≤0.001^0.0635^1^≤0.001^0.0351^0.1486^
0.303410.0108110.09020.62851

#Comparison between clusters J and H. ^Comparison between clusters J and E. Comparison between clusters H and E.