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Table 2 Comparison of drug resistance patterns between two groups of K. pneumoniae

From: Phenotypic and genetic characterization of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in patients with liver abscess and ventilator-associated pneumonia

Antimicrobial agents

Strains cohorts

P Value

PLA

VAP

Hypermucoviscosity

22 (88%)

6 (35.71%)

< 0.001

MDR

12 (48%)

11 (78.57%)

< 0.001

Ampicillin

25 (100%)

14 (100%)

 

Ciprofloxacin

17 (68%)

10 (71.29%)

 

Amikacin

7 (28%)

6 (42.85%)

< 0.001

Cefoperazone/sulbactam

11 (44%)

10 (71.43%)

< 0.001

Piperacillin/tazobactam

6 (24%)

9 (57.14%%)

< 0.001

Cefazolin

15 (60%)

5 (35.71%)

 

Ceftazidime

14 (48%)

11 (78.57%)

 

Cefepime

15 (60%)

10 (71.43%)

 

Cotrimoxazole

9 (36%)

11 (78.57%)

< 0.001

Imipenem

0

3 (21.24%)

< 0.001

Meropenem

1 (4%)

4 (28.57%)

< 0.001

Polymyxin B

0

1 (7.14%)

 

Tigecycline

0

0

 
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BMC Microbiology

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