Epidemiology, mortality and risk factors for patients with K. pneumoniae bloodstream infections: Clinical impact of carbapenem resistance in a tertiary university teaching hospital of Beijing

Abstract

Considerable incidence rate and remarkable mortality of patients with K. pneumoniae (especially CRKP) BSI was declared in the study. Patient conditions before (higher CCI) and after presentation (respiratory failure, renal failure, septic shock), and healthcare factors (mechanical ventilation and CRKP infection) were independently associated with 28-day mortality. Understanding these risks helps better establishment of infection control strategies.