Table 1.
Frequency of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) and Carbapenemase-producing (CP)-CRE isolates by specimen type and organism, Thailand, 2016–2018
| Isolate characteristics | No. CRE isolates (%) | No. CP-CRE isolates (%) | % of CRE with CP gene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specimen type | |||
| Urine | 1622 (41%) | 1567 (41%) | 97 |
| Sputum | 1380 (35%) | 1351 (35%) | 98 |
| Pus | 437 (11%) | 429 (11%) | 98 |
| Blood | 323 (8%) | 320 (8%) | 99 |
| Other normally sterile site | 77 (2%) | 75 (2%) | 97 |
| Other | 107 (3%) | 102 (3%) | 95 |
| Organism | |||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 2888 (73%) | 2814 (73%) | 97 |
| Escherichia coli | 825 (21%) | 816 (21%) | 99 |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 123 (3%) | 115 (3%) | 93 |
| Citrobacter freundii | 11 (< 1%) | 11 (< 1%) | 100 |
| Other organism | 99 (3%) | 88 (2%) | 89 |
| Total | 3946 | 3844 | 97 |