Table 1.
Characteristics of 14 selected studies in this meta-analysis.
| Author | Published year | Country | Total sample size | hvKp (n) | HmvKp (n) | Common K serotype | Common ST type | Source of samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yawei Zhang et al. (26) | 2020 | China | 1052 | 55 | 6 | K64 | ST11 | Blood, sputum, other source |
| Lingling Zhan et al. (27) | 2017 | China | 140 | 13 | 13 | Knt | ST11 | Sputum, urine, blood, drainage |
| Sohei Harada et al. (28) | 2019 | Japan | 102 | 26 | 18 | K1 | ST23 | Blood |
| Carsten Struve et al. (29) | 2015 | Denmark | 80 | 30 | 28 | K1 | ST23 | Liver abscess |
| Russel Lee et al. (23) | 2016 | Singapore | 70 | 64 | 63 | K1 | STnt | Liver abscess |
| Jizi Zhao et al. (30) | 2016 | China | 65 | 16 | 16 | K2 | ST65 | Liver abscess, stool, sputum, blood |
| Yangjy Luo et al. (31) | 2014 | China | 51 | 44 | 32 | K1 | ST23 | Liver abscess |
| Q. Yan et al. (32) | 2016 | China | 49 | 14 | 13 | K1 | ST23 | Sputum |
| Meiping Ye et al. (19) | 2016 | China | 44 | 40 | 27 | K1 | ST23 | Liver abscess |
| Li Fu et al. (33) | 2018 | China | 43 | 16 | 7 | K2 | ST11 and ST107 | Blood, Wound, Sputum, Urine |
| Yee-Huang Ku et al. (34) | 2017 | Taiwan | 33 | 22 | 18 | K2 | ST23 and ST373 | CSF |
| S. W. JUNG et al. (35) | 2013 | Korea | 33 | 16 | 14 | K1 | ST23 | Blood |
| Yajie Zhao et al. (36) | 2019 | China | 29 | 24 | 4 | Knt | ST11 | Blood, Wound, Sputum, Urine, Stool, Drainage |
| Benjamin Rossi et al. (37) | 2019 | France | 23 | 14 | 14 | K1 | ST23 | Liver abscess |
hvKp, hypervirulent K. pneumoniae; HmvKp, hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae; ST, Sequence Type.