TABLE 2.

Characteristics of the 20 patients from whom Klebsiella pneumoniae with increased virulence was isolated^a

Strain number	Isolation date	Sample	Sex	Age	Hospital ward	Outcome	String test	Resistance mechanisms	PCR rmpA	PCR iutA	PCR iroN	PCR peg-344
5980	1May 2021	Rectal swab	F	74	General medicine	NA	−	KPC	−	+	−	+
5985	1 May 2021	Bronchial aspirate	F	63	Intensive care unit	Recovered	−	KPC	−	+	−	+
5999	6 May 2021	Bronchoalveolar lavage	M	74	Intensive care unit	Deceased	−	KPC	−	+	−	+
6002	8 May 2021	Rectal swab	M	52	Intensive care unit	NA	−	KPC	−	+	−	+
6007	12 May 2021	Rectal swab	M	56	Hematology	NA	−	KPC	−	+	+	−
6008	13 May 2021	Rectal swab	M	59	General medicine	NA	−	KPC	−	+	−	−
6082	8 June 2021	Liver biopsy	F	65	Intensive care unit	Deceased	+	Wild type	+	+	+	+
6114	22 June 2021	Urine	M	81	Infectious diseases (outpatients)	NA	+	KPC	−	+	−	−
hvKp_2	3 Augurst 2021	Bronchoalveolar lavage	M	44	Intensive care unit	Recovered	+	Wild type	+	+	+	+
hvKp_4	29 August 2021	Blood culture	F	71	Obstetrics and gynecology	Recovered	+	Wild type	+	+	+	+
6311	25 September 2021	Rectal swab	M	77	Intensive care unit	NA	−	KPC	−	+	+	−
6337	27 September 2021	Dreinage	F	49	Obstetrics and gynecology	Recovered	−	NDM	−	+	+	+
6452	21 October 2021	Blood culture	M	53	Intensive care unit	Recovered	+	Wild type	+	+	+	+
6399	27 October 2021	Rectal swab	F	75	Pneumology	NA	+	KPC	−	+	+	−
6403	27 October 2021	Rectal swab	F	76	Emergency room	NA	−	KPC	−	+	+	−
6445	11 November 2021	Rectal swab	M	37	Otolaryngology	NA	−	NDM	+	+	+	+
6465	12 November 2021	Urethral swab	F	76	Pneumology	Recovered	+	KPC	−	+	−	−
30715	24 November 2021	Blood culture	M	71	Intensive care unit	Deceased	+	Wild type	−	+	−	+
hvKp_19	24 November 2021	Urine	F	80	Outpatient sample collection center	NA	+	Wild type	+	+	+	+
6843	14 April 2022	Rectal swab	F	54	Pneumology	NA	−	KPC	−	+	+	−

^a Outcome for the patients colonized by K. pneumoniae with increased virulence is indicated with NA (Not Applicable).