Research Article

An Alliance of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae with Precise Capsular Serotypes and Clinical Determinants: A Disquietude in Hospital Setting

Table 2

Distribution of carbapenemase genes in predominant capsular serotypes.

Capsular serotypesCarbapenemase genes
blaOXA-48 (n = 48)blaNDM-1 (n = 12)blaKPC (n = 9)blaVIM (n = 7)blaIMP (n = 3)

K5 (n = 5)31110
K20 (n = 13)132311
K54 (n = 18)135332

K: capsular polysaccharide (K antigen). value <0.05, calculated by chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test.