[Clinical characteristics and risk factors of carbapenem-resistant infection in children].

Objectives: To investigate the clinical characteristics of carbapenem-resistant (CRPA) infection in children and the risk factors for such infection.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted among 60 children with CRPA infection (CRPA group) who were hospitalized in Shenzhen Children's Hospital, China Medical University, from January 2018 to September 2023, and 82 children with carbapenem-sensitive infection during the same period were randomly selected as the control group. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the risk factors for CRPA infection.