Phenotypic characterization of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from intensive care units at a tertiary-care hospital in Egypt
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2014; 20 (3): 203-211
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ABSTRACT
Multi-drug resistant [MDR] strains of Acinetobacter baumannii are responsible for an increasing number of opportunistic infections in hospitals. This study determined the prevalence of MDR A. baumannii isolates from intensive care units in a large tertiary-care hospital in Ismailia, Egypt, and the occurrence of different beta-lactamases in these isolates. Biotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility profile was done for isolated strains. Respiratory, urine, burn wound and blood specimens were collected from 350 patients admitted to different units; 10 strains [2.9%] of A. baumanniiwere isolated. All isolates showed resistance to more than 3 classes of antibiotics. Among the isolates, 6 isolates were carbapenemase producers, 2 were AmpC beta-lactamase producers and no isolates were metallo-beta-lactamase producers. Despite the low prevalence of A. baumannii infection in this hospital, the antibiotic resistance profile suggests that prevention of health-care-associated transmission of MDR Acinetobacter spp. infection is essential
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IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Fenotipo
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Infecciones Oportunistas
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Infecciones por Acinetobacter
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Resistencia a Medicamentos
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Acinetobacter baumannii
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Centros de Atención Terciaria
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Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Año:
2014
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