Epidemiology of Klebsiella Pneumoniae in China

Klebsiella Pneumoniae Infection in China: Epidemiology, Molecular Characteristics, Treatment, and Outcome

Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most common pathogens causing both community-onset and nosocomial infection. More worse, 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,outcomes and the rationality of the current therapy for the Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in China.Thus, the study was aimed to investigate the epidemiology and risk factors, characteristics, outcomes and the rationality of the current therapy for the Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in China.

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, outcome and the rationality of the current therapy for the Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in China.

Inclusion Criteria:

- new confirmed community-onset or noscomial infection of Klebsiella pneumoniae infection

Exclusion Criteria:

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