Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Jordan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acinetobacter baumannii is a common cause of multi-drug (MDR)-resistant infections worldwide. The epidemiological and molecular characteristics of MDR-A. baumannii in Jordan is not known.

Methods

A. baumannii isolates were collected from 2010 to 2020 from three tertiary hospitals in Jordan. Demographic and clinical data, isolates information, antibiotic susceptibility patterns, phenotypic, and molecular characterization of carbapenem resistance genes were performed.

Results

A total of 622 A. baumannii isolates were collected during the study period. Most isolates were from males, aged 18-60 years, Jordanian, from infected wounds, and were patients in surgery or critical care units. Among patients from whom A. baumannii was

SUBMITTER: Al-Tamimi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9144680 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature