Epidemiological Characteristics and Treatment Protocol for Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae in China

Epidemiological Characteristics and Treatment Protocol for Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae in China

Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most common pathogens causing nosocomial infection. Recently, the emergency of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) had cause the clinical therapy be very difficult. However, there is not much empirical data as to the prevalence, risk factors, characteristics, and the rationality of the current therapy for the CRKP infection. Thus, the study was aimed to investigate the epidemiology and risk factors, characteristics, and the rationality of the current therapy for the CRKP infection.

All the patients with culture positive of Klebsiella pneumoniae were screened and reported to the the clinical doctors and confirmed by them. And the clinical characteristics of the patiens, such as baseline data, outcomes etc, were recorded. Finially, to find the prevalence, risk factors, characteristics, and the rationality of the current therapy for the CRKP infection

Inclusion Criteria:

• new confirmed noscomial infection of CRKP

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age<18, or >85 years old; Mixed infection of CRKP and other microbes