Table 1 Microbiological characteristics of rmpA-positive and rmpA-negative K. pneumoniae isolates from patients with bloodstream infections.

From: Clinical and microbiological characteristics of bloodstream infection caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae harboring rmpA in Japanese adults

Variable

rmpA-positive (n = 36)

rmpA-negative (n = 108)

P

Virulence factor

 iucA

31 (86.1)

5 (4.6)

< 0.0001

 peg-344

35 (97.2)

1 (0.9)

< 0.0001

 iroB

35 (97.2)

1 (0.9)

< 0.0001

Capsular type

 K1 (magA)

9 (25.0)

2 (1.9)

< 0.0001

 K2

10 (27.8)

3 (2.8)

< 0.0001

 K5

1 (2.8)

1 (0.9)

0.4388

String test-positive

30 (83.3)

4 (3.7)

< 0.0001

  1. Data are expressed as number (%).
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