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Table 2 Infection characteristics

From: Treatment of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC) infections: a review of published case series and case reports

Characteristic

Data available (n)

Number of cases (%)

KPC-subtype

98

 

KPC-2

 

84(86)

KPC-3

 

14(14)

Organismsa

104

 

K. pneumoniae

 

92(89)

E. coli

 

3(3)

S. marcescens

 

3(3)

Pseudomonas spp

 

4(4)

E. cloacae

 

2(2)

Site of infection

105

 

Blood

 

56(53)

Pulmonary

 

32(31)

Urine

 

11(11)

Skin/Wound

 

4(4)

Cerebral spinal fluid

 

1(1)

Bone

 

1(1)

  1. a Specific organism was not reported in 1 case.
  2. b Column and row percentages may not total 100 due to rounding error.
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