June 3, 2021

Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae Infections in ICU COVID-19 Patients—A Scoping Review

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics, co-infections, other infections

• A literature review including 10 studies found evidence of hospital-based infection caused by the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae that was resistant to the carbapenem class of antibiotics among ICU patients with COVID-19 in 6 countries, ranging in prevalence from 0.35% to 53%. The majority of infected patients were male (85%), with a mean age of 61 years.

Medrzycka-Dabrowska et al. (May 12, 2021). Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae Infections in ICU COVID-19 Patients—A Scoping Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10102067