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. 2023 Dec 11;110(1):136–141. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0247

Table 3.

The detection rate of qacEΔ1 and cepA in CRKP isolates

Types No. of strains Disinfectant resistance gene (%)
qacEΔ1 cepA qacEΔ1 + cepA
Hospital level
 Secondary hospital 21 11 (52.4) 18 (85.7) 10 (47.6)
 Tertiary hospital 53 37 (69.8) 51 (96.2) 36 (67.9)
Ward
 ICU* 49 33 (67.4) 47 (95.5) 32 (65.3)
 Medical ward 15 9 (60.0) 13 (86.7) 9 (60.0)
 Surgical ward 3 0 3 (100) 0
 Pediatric ward§ 7 6 (85.7) 6 (85.7) 5 (71.4)
Specimen
 Sputum 34 24 (70.6) 32 (94.1) 22 (64.7)
 Blood 9 5 (55.6) 9 (100) 5 (55.6)
 Urine 11 6 (54.6) 10 (90.9) 6 (54.6)
 Secretion 7 5 (71.4) 7 (100) 5 (71.4)
 Drainage 5 1 (20.0) 3 (60.0) 1 (20.0)
 Other location 8 7 (87.5) 8 (100) 7 (87.5)

CRKP = carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.

*

Included intensive care unit (ICU), neurology ICU, and pediatric ICU.

Included respiratory medicine, oncology, recovery unit, traditional Chinese medicine, nephrology, infectious diseases department, neurology, and cardiology.

Included gastrointestinal surgery and neurosurgery.

§

Included pediatric cardiology, neonatology, and endocrine genetics in children.

Included bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and bronchoscopy.