Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae Co-Infections in Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is one of the most common pathogens leading to pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) co-infection, but the data of co-infections is scarce. This research aimed to study the clinical and microbiological characteristics of K. pneumoniae co-infections in pulmonary tuberculosis cases.

Methods

Clinical manifestations and examination results of PTB cases co-infected by K. pneumoniae were retrospectively collected from the medical record database of a tertiary teaching hospital in China between November 2019 and October 2021. The K. pneumoniae strains isolated from the patients were sent for whole-genome sequencing. Statistical analyses were conducted using Stata v.14.0.

Results

A total of 80 strains were co

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10640825 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature