A Nine-Year Review of <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Infections Frequency and Antimicrobial Resistance in a Single-Center Study in Salerno, Italy.

ABSTRACT: Acinetobacter baumanni (A. baumannii) is a well-known pathogen associated with antimicrobial-resistant infections. It is a major cause of nosocomial infections and is frequently associated with polymicrobial and antibiotic-resistant infections. This study investigates the frequency of A. baumannii infections, its antimicrobial resistance profile and the main co-pathogens isolated in respiratory samples at the San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona Hospital in 2015-2019 (pre-COVID-19 pandemic) and 2020-2023 (during/post-COVID-19 pandemic). Bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing were performed using the VITEK^® 2 system (2015-2019), while identification was carried out with MALDI-TOF MS starting from 2020. A total of 1679 strains were iso

SUBMITTER: Serretiello E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12655280 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature