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. 2023 Aug;29(8):1531–1539. doi: 10.3201/eid2908.230484

Table. Clinical characteristics of WGS-confirmed cases of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection in newborns admitted to the neonatal unit of a tertiary care hospital, South Africa, October 2019–February 2020*.

Pt no. Age, d/sex Weight at birth, g Gestational age, wks Ward† Other pathogens Outcome Isolate Collection date ST K type O type
Pt 1
13/F
1,300
32
A

Transferred
BG32
2019 Oct 10
307
KL102
O2afg
Pt 2
31/M
1,000
28
A

Discharged
BG113
2019 Oct 23
17
KL25
O5
Pt 3
0/M
3,200
42
A

Discharged
BG265
2019 Oct 28
17
KL25
O5
Pt 4
7/M
1,000
28
A1, B
Acinetobacter baumannii
Died
BG314
2019 Nov 15
152
KL149
O4
Pt 5
20/F
890
28
A

Discharged
BG315
2019 Nov 27
307
KL102
O2afg
Pt 6
10/F
1,360
27
A1, A2, B
Enterobacter cloacae
Died
BG313
2019 Nov 29
297
KL158
O1
Pt 7
2/M
1,000
NR
A
Acinetobacter baumannii
Died
BG263
2019 Nov 30
152
KL149
O4
Pt 8
5/F
1,700
34
A

Died
BG264
2019 Dec 2
152
KL149
O4
Pt 9
17/M
1,100
NR
B

Died
BG259
2019 Dec 4
307
KL102
O2afg
Pt 10
9/M
2,690
38
A

Died
BG258
2019 Dec 5
307
KL102
O2afg
Pt 11
23/M
1,100
28
B

Died
BG254
2019 Dec 10
307
KL102
O2afg
Pt 12
7/M
840
26
A1, isolation

Discharged
BG255
2019 Dec 11
152
KL149
O4
Pt 13
1/M
NR
NR
A

Discharged
BG222
2019 Dec 16
152
KL149
O4
Pt 14
21/M
1,570
34
A

Discharged
BG218
2019 Dec 17
152
KL149
O4
Pt 15
4/F
3,050
39
A

Died
BG213
2019 Dec 17
152
KL149
O4
Pt 16
19/F
970
NR
A
Enterobacter cloacae
Died
BG223
2019 Dec 19
152
KL149
O4
Pt 17
7/F
800
29
A

Died
BG219
2019 Dec 20
152
KL149
O4
Pt 18
3/M
1,300
29
A1

Died
BG215
2019 Dec 23
152
KL149
O4
Pt 19
3/F
1,700
34
A

Discharged
BG214
2019 Dec 27
152
KL149
O4
Pt 20
6/M
810
29
A2

Died
BG442
2019 Dec 30
25
KL2
O1
Pt 21
0/F
1,670
33
A

Discharged
BG272
2020 Jan 3
152
KL149
O4
Pt 22
0/M
1,100
30
A1, isolation

Discharged
BG271
2020 Jan 11
152
KL149
O4
Pt 23
8/M
970
30
A1, isolation, B

Discharged
BG460
2020 Jan 16
152
KL149
O4
Pt 24
12/M
1,240
28
A1, A2, B

Died
BG316
2020 Jan 20
152
KL149
O4
Pt 25
13/M
1,010
27
A1, isolation, B

Discharged
BG317
2020 Jan 21
307
KL102
O2afg
Pt 26 6/M 925 29 A1, B Died BG449 2020 Feb 2 152 KL149 O4

*The specimen type used for all patients was blood culture. NR, not recorded; Pt, patient; ST, sequence type; WGS, whole-genome sequencing. †Wards A1, A2, and Isolation are sections (cubicles) within ward A with a total approved bed capacity of 40.