Whole-genome sequencing of two multidrug-resistant acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from a neonatal intensive care unit in Egypt: a prospective cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a life-threatening and challenging pathogen. In addition, it accounts for numerous serious infections, particularly among immunocompromised patients. Resistance to nearly all clinically used antibiotics and their ability to spread this resistance is one of the most important concerns related to this bacterium.

Objectives

This study describes different molecular mechanisms of two multidrug-resistant A. baumannii isolates obtained from endotracheal aspirates collected from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), Ain Shams University Hospital, Egypt.

Methods

Following the identification of two isolates, they were examined for susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. This was followed by multilocus sequence typing as we

SUBMITTER: Mohamed RAE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11415996 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature