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The identification results showed that a total of 258 <jats:italic>K. aerogenes<\/jats:italic> isolates were collected from 911 participants. We found that the isolates were most resistant to furantoin (89.53%, 231\/258) and ampicillin (89.15%, 230\/258), followed by imipenem (24.81%, 64\/258) and cefotaxime (18.22%, 47\/258). The most common STs in carbapenem-resistant <jats:italic>K. aerogenes<\/jats:italic> were ST4, ST93, and ST14. The population has at least 14 CCs, including several novel ones identified in this study (CC11-CC16). The main mechanism of drug resistance genes was antibiotic efflux. Based on the presence of the iron carrier production genes <jats:italic>irp<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>ybt<\/jats:italic>, we identified two clusters according to virulence profiles. In cluster A, CC3 and CC4 carry the <jats:italic>clb<\/jats:italic> operator encoding the toxin. Increased monitoring is needed for the three main ST type strains carried by MSM. The main clone group CC4 has a large number of toxin genes, and it spreads among MSM. Caution is needed to prevent further spread of this clone group in this population. 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