Table 2.

Relation of K-Serotypes with Capsule-Associated Virulence Factors in Various Clinical Wards

Number of
Wards	K. pneumoniae N (%)	K-Serotypes			Virulence Factors
		K54 (n=18)	K20 (n=13)	K5 (n=5)	wcaG (n=18)	rmpA (n=13)	uge (n=57)	ycfM (n=56)	wabG (n=54)
Burn ICU	7 (11.5)	2	5*	0	2	4*	7	7	7
General ICU	6 (9.8)	1	0	0	1	0	6	6	6
Infectious ICU	4 (6.6)	4	1	0	4	0	3	4	4
Internal ICU	3 (4.9)	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	2
Surgery ICU	2 (3.3)	1	0	1	1	0	2	2	2
Internal	8 (13.1)	2	0	2	2	0	8	7	7
Burn	6 (9.8)	1	4*	0	1	5*	6	5	5
Urology	6 (9.8)	2	0	0	2	1	5	5	4
Surgery	2 (3.3)	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	2
Emergency	2 (3.3)	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
Infectious	4 (6.6)	1	2	0	1	0	4	4	3
Out-patients	11 (18)	2	1	1	2	1	10	10	10

Note: *P-value<0.05, calculated by Chi-square test or Fisher exact test.

Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; K, capsular polysaccharide (K antigen).