Some authors recommend double-disk synergy test using two ceftazidime disks and a filter disk containing EDTA adjacent to one CAZ disk for detection of MBLs in
Acinetobacter spp., Pseudomonas spp.
The yield of isolated
Acinetobacter species increased from 17.4% in 2009 to 33.3% in 2013-2014.
Recently, the World Health Organisation listed drug-resistant
Acinetobacter baumannii to be a critical priority pathogen, causing around 9% of all bacterial infections in intensive care worldwide, against which there are few treatment options available.
Development of a multilocus sequence typing scheme for characterization of clinical isolates of
Acinetobacter baumannii.
This species is also categorized by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) as a superbug and is one of the six significant "ESKAPE" pathogens, which include Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae,
Acinetobacter baumanii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species "ESKAPE" (16).
The highest prevalence rate of AmpC production was detected among
Acinetobacter baumannii 7(87.5%), followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes, and Escherichia coli respectively.
Acinetobacter baumannii is the most clinically important bacteria belonging to the genus of
Acinetobacter.
Pathogens commonly associated with VAP include gram negative bacilli such as, pseudomonas aeruginosa, escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumoniae,
acinetobacter. And Gram positive cocci, such as staphylococcus aureus especially methicillin-resistant Staphy-lococcus aureus (MRSA).
Antibiotic Resistance of
Acinetobacter baumannii in Iran: A Systemic Review of the Published Literature.
Additionally, the association of ISAba1 element with [bla.sub.OXA]-type genes and with the chromosomal
Acinetobacter derived cephalosporinase (ADC) was also investigated by PCR.
Liu, "In vitro synergy of polymyxins with other antibiotics for
Acinetobacter baumannii: A systematic review and meta-analysis," International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, vol.
Aims: The aims of this study were to identify the risk factors and describe molecular epidemiology carbapenem-resistant
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex (ACB complex) at a district hospital in Taiwan.