Clinical and molecular characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae ventilator-associated pneumonia in mainland China.

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Published in BMC Infect Dis on October 26, 2016

Authors

Si Guo1,2, JingJing Xu3, YanShuan Wei4, JunHong Xu1, Yi Li5, Rui Xue6

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
2: Department of Infection control, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
3: Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
4: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Henan No. 2 Provincial people's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
5: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China. hnssmyy@163.com.
6: Department of Key Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. xuerui04301617@126.com.

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