A comparative study of genotyping and antimicrobial resistance between carbapenem-resistant and isolates at a tertiary pediatric hospital in China.

Background: Carbapenem-resistant (CRKP) clinical isolations have rapidly increased in pediatric patients. To investigate a possible health care-associated infections of CRKP in a tertiary pediatric hospital, the circulating clones and carbapenem-resistant pattern between CRKP and carbapenem-resistant (CRAB) isolates were compared to classify their epidemiological characteristics. The results will help to identify the epidemic pattern of the CRKP transmission in the hospital.