• 1. Infection Control and Public Health Department, Jiangxi Provincial Children’s Hospital, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P. R. China;
  • 2. Clinical Laboratory, Jiangxi Provincial Children’s Hospital, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P. R. China;
XIE Chengfeng, Email: XCF815699165@163.com
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Objective To evaluate the burden of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKPN) and carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli (CRECO), two types of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), in pediatric patients in Jiangxi Province.Methods A retrospective investigation was carried out for the distribution of CRKPN/CRECO in pediatric (neonatal group and non-neonatal group) and adult patients in 30 hospitals in Jiangxi Province from January 2016 to December 2018, and the changing trends and detection situations of different patients and types of hospitals were compared and analyzed.Results From 2016 to 2018, the annual resistance rates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli to carbapenem in pediatric patients were 5.89%, 4.03%, and 4.24%, respectively, showed a downward trend (χ2trend=5.568, P=0.018). The resistance rate of Klebsiellae pneumoniae and Escherichia coli to carbapenem in neonatal group was higher than that in non-neonatal group (8.44% vs. 3.40%; χ2=63.155, P<0.001) and adult group (8.44% vs. 3.45%; χ2=97.633, P<0.001). In pediatric patients, the 3-year carbapenem resistance rate of Klebsiella pneumoniae was higher than that of Escherichia coli (9.10% vs. 2.48%; χ2=128.177, P<0.001). In non-neonatal pediatric patients, the 3-year resistance rate of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli to carbapenem in maternity and children hospitals was higher than that in general hospitals (4.35% vs. 1.36%; χ2=25.930, P<0.001). CRKPN/CRECO detected in pediatrics were mainly isolated from sputum (31.64%), blood (24.36%), urine (13.82%), and pus (8.36%).Conclusion Although the overall resistance rate of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli to carbapenem in pediatric patients showed a downward trend, that in neonatal patients was still high, and the monitoring and prevention and control measures of CRE should be strengthened in neonatal patients.

Citation: CHEN Xiuwen, XIE Chengfeng, ZHANG Xinping, ZHOU Yan, ZHOU Zhiqiu, WAN Xiaohua, LI Sisi, FU Rui. A multicenter investigation of two types of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in pediatric patients in Jiangxi Province for three consecutive years. West China Medical Journal, 2021, 36(3): 322-327. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202102066 Copy

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