Research Article

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

Table 4

Distribution of carbapenemase genes between various clinical wards.

WardsNumber of
K. pneumoniae, n (%)Carbapenemase genes
blaOXA-48 (n = 48)blaNDM-1 (n = 12)blaKPC (n = 9)blaVIM (n = 7)blaIMP (n = 3)

Burn ICU7 (11.5)82100
General ICU6 (9.8)41100
Infectious ICU4 (6.6)30210
Internal ICU3 (4.9)21100
Surgery ICU2 (3.3)20001
Internal8 (13.1)70121
Burn6 (9.8)61120
Urology6 (9.8)32010
Surgery2 (3.3)20100
Emergency2 (3.3)11000
Infectious4 (6.6)42000
Out- patients11 (18)62111

ICU: intensive care unit value <0.05, calculated by chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test.