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Table 2 Resistance of K. pneumoniae strains to specific antimicrobials

From: Risk factors for carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae bloodstream infection and predictors of mortality in Chinese paediatric patients

Antibiotic (N)

All

CSKP

CRKP

P value

Ampicillin (131)

99.2%

100.0%

97.9%

0.359

Ceftazidime (130)

65.4%

47.6%

97.8%

<  0.001

Cefepime (137)

66.4%

45.8%

98.1%

<  0.001

Meropenem (138)

33.3%

0.0%

85.2%

<  0.001

Imipenem (138)

37.0%

0.0%

94.4%

<  0.001

Gentamicin (138)

48.6%

34.5%

70.4%

<  0.001

Amikacin (137)

3.6%

0.0%

9.3%

0.008

Ciprofloxacin (138)

7.2%

6.0%

9.3%

0.465

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (138)

72.5%

61.9%

88.9%

0.001

Colistin (138)

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

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