TABLE 3.
Molecular characteristics of the hypervirulent (aerobactin positive) ESBL-KP and CR-KP isolates.
| Strain | Source | Capsule | Virulence genes | String-test | MLST | ESBL or carbapenemase types | Tigecycline susceptibility | Colistin susceptibility |
| ESBL-KP (n = 20) | ||||||||
| EKP3 | Blood | K non-typeable | rmpA | + | ST15 | CTX-M-14, | S | S |
| EKP16 | Urine | K2 | rmpA, rmpA2 | + | ST65 | CTX-M-14 | S | S |
| EKP19 | Sputum | K non-typeable | + | NTa | TEM-15 | S | S | |
| EKP29 | Urine | K1 | rmpA, magA, wcaG | + | ST23 | CTX-M-15 | S | S |
| EKP60 | Urine | K non-typeable | rmpA | − | ST11 | TEM-15, CTX-M-6 | R | S |
| EKP85 | Sputum | K non-typeable | rmpA | − | ST526 | TEM-15 | R | S |
| EKP91 | Sputum | K1 | rmpA, magA | + | ST23 | CTX-M-15 | S | S |
| EKP109 | Urine | K1 | rmpA. magA | + | ST23 | CTX-M-14 | S | S |
| EKP110 | Blood | K54 | rmpA | + | ST11 | TEM-104 | S | S |
| EKP120 | Ascites | K1 | rmpA, magA | + | ST11 | TEM-15 | S | S |
| EKP130 | Sputum | K1 | rmpA, magA | + | ST23 | CTX-M-14 | S | S |
| EKP138 | Blood | K1 | rmpA, magA | + | ST25 | CTX-M-15 | S | S |
| EKP141 | Sputum | K57 | rmpA, wcaG | + | ST11 | SHV-12 | S | S |
| EKP146 | Blood | K non-typeable | + | NT | CTX-M-15 | S | S | |
| EKP162 | Sputum | K non-typeable | rmpA | + | ST11 | TEM-15 | S | S |
| EKP169 | Blood | K non-typeable | rmpA | − | ST1438 | CTX-M-14 | S | S |
| EKP170 | Urine | K non-typeable | rmpA | + | ST11 | CTX-M-18 | R | S |
| EKP181 | Sputum | K2 | rmpA | + | ST37 | CTX-M-15 | S | S |
| EKP198 | Blood | K non-typeable | rmpA, rmpA2 | + | ST327 | SHV-12 | S | S |
| EKP204 | Sputum | K non-typeable | rmpA, wcaG | + | ST23 | TEM-48 | S | S |
| CR-KP (n = 10) | ||||||||
| CRKP6 | Blood | K non-typeable | rmpA | + | ST25 | NDM-1 | S | S |
| CRKP7 | Blood | K1 | rmpA, magA | + | ST23 | NDM-1, KPC-2 | S | S |
| CRKP10 | Blood | K non-typeable | rmpA | + | ST11 | NDM-1 | R | S |
| CRKP14 | Blood | K1 | rmpA, magA | + | ST23 | NDM-1 | S | S |
| CRKP17 | Sputum | K non-typeable | − | ST133 | KPC-2 | S | S | |
| CRKP34 | Sputum | K non-typeable | rmpA | + | ST23 | NDM-1 | S | S |
| CRKP36 | Sputum | K1 | magA | + | ST25 | NDM-1 | S | S |
| CRKP39 | Sputum | K non-typeable | rmpA | + | ST11 | NDM-1 | R | S |
| CRKP40 | Sputum | K non-typeable | rmpA | − | ST133 | KPC-2 | S | S |
| CRKP42 | Urine | K57 | − | NT | NDM-1 | S | S | |
aNT, not typeable.