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This study aimed to compare the clinical and microbiological characteristics of nosocomial, healthcare-associated (HCA), and community-acquired (CA)<jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>infections.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Clinical data were extracted from electronic medical records and analyzed retrospectively. Antimicrobial susceptibility and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production were determined for all identified strains. Carbapenemase and ESBL genes were amplified by PCR. Genotyping of carbapenem-resistant<jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>(CRKP) and ESBL-producing strains was performed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 379\u00a0<jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>infections, 98 (25.9%) were nosocomial, 195 (51.5%) were healthcare-associated, and 86 (22.6%) were community-acquired. Hematological malignancy (OR\u2009=\u20094.467), and hypertension (OR\u2009=\u20092.08) and cerebral vascular disease (OR\u2009=\u20092.486) were associated with nosocomial and HCA infections respectively, when compared to CA infections. Overall, the incidence of antimicrobial resistance for the majority of agents tested was similar between nosocomial and HCA infections (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&gt;\u20090.05) and both groups had a higher incidence than CA infections (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Moreover, 95.1% (78\/82) of CRKP strains were isolated from the nosocomial and HCA groups. The<jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>KPC<\/jats:sub>was the most prevalent carbapenemase gene among CRKP strains (80.5%, 66\/82). ESBL-producing strains were prevalent among nosocomial (40.8%), HCA (35.9%) and CA groups (24.4%). The<jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub><jats:italic>CTX-M-9-group<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub>and<jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic><jats:sub><jats:italic>CTX-M-1-group<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub>genes were predominant in nosocomial (65.0%) and CA strains (66.7%), respectively. PFGE results showed ESBL-producing and CRKP strains were genetically diverse. Identical PFGE profiles were observed among HCA and nosocomial strains.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Nosocomial and HCA<jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>infections presented similar clinical features and antimicrobial resistance, and both two types of infections were different to CA infections. CRKP and ESBL-producing strains were disseminated mainly in HCA and nosocomial groups, and showed a clonal diversity. The cross transmission of CRKP was existed among HCA and nosocomial patients. 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