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

Table 1

Isolation of Klebsiella pneumoniae from various clinical specimen and demographical features of patients included in the study.

Sample type	Patient details												Total Isolates
Sex->	Male						Female
Age group->	<1	1–10	11–20	21–50	51–70	>70	<1	1–10	11–20	21–50	51–70	>70	Total
Blood (central line)	14	0	0	3	8	01	04	0	0	01	03	01	35
Biopsy (deep tissue, etc.)	0	0	0	0	03	01	0	0	0	01	02	0	07
BAL	0	0	0	01	0	02	0	0	0	0	0	0	03
Exudate (pus/Drain/Abscess/Swab)	0	0	0	10	04	01	0	0	0	02	0	01	18
ET suction tip	01	0	0	02	05	03	0	0	0	0	02	0	13
Fluids (CSF/Pleural)	0	0	0	01	01	0	0	0	0	01	01	0	04
Sputum	0	0	0	0	0	01	0	0	0	0	01	02	04
Urine	02	0	0	04	07	06	01	0	02	08	11	04	45
Total	17	0	0	21	28	15	5	0	2	13	20	8	129