Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-76261-9, published online 29 October 2024

The original version of this Article contained errors in the Materials and methods section, under the subheading ‘Pathogens and infections’,

“As shown in Fig. 3B, the analysis of the detected pathogenic bacteria sites after intestinal CRE colonization in hospitalized patients and consequent infection revealed that the main specimen sources included the lungs (n = 38), blood flow (n = 32), digestive tract (n = 17), urinary tract (n = 9), pleural ascites and postoperative drainage fluid (n = 6), catheter-related infection (n = 1), surgical site (n = 3), skin and soft tissue (n = 2), and cerebrospinal fluid (n = 38).”

now reads:

“As shown in Fig. 3B, the analysis of the detected pathogenic bacteria sites after intestinal CRE colonization in hospitalized patients and consequent infection revealed that the main specimen sources included the lungs (n = 1), blood flow (n = 32), digestive tract (n = 17), urinary tract (n = 9), pleural ascites and postoperative drainage fluid (n = 6), catheter-related infection (n = 1), surgical site (n = 3), skin and soft tissue (n = 2), and cerebrospinal fluid (n = 1).”

“The most common was pulmonary infection, accounting for 33.04%, followed by bloodstream infection at 27.83%, and digestive tract infection and urinary tract infection, which accounted for 14.78% and 7.83%, respectively.”

now reads:

“Bloodstream and pulmonary infections were the most prevalent, accounting for 33.91% and 33.04%, respectively. These were followed by digestive tract infections and urinary tract infections, representing 14.78% and 7.83%, respectively.”

The original Article has been corrected.