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Background  This study aimed to examine the impact of an intervention carried out in 2011 to combat multi-drug resistance and outbreaks of imipenem-resistant  Acinetobacter baumannii  (IRAB), and to explore its resistance mechanism.    Methods  A total of 2572 isolates of  A. baumannii , including 1673 IRAB isolates, were collected between 2007 and 2014. An intervention was implemented to control  A. baumannii  resistance and outbreaks. Antimicrobial susceptibility was tested by calculating minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs), and outbreaks were typed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Resistance mechanisms were explored by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and whole genome sequencing (WGS).    Results  Following the intervention in 2011, the resistance rates of  A. baumannii  to almost all tested antibiotics decreased, from 85.3 to 72.6% for imipenem, 100 to 80.8% for ceftriaxone, and 45.0 to 6.9% for tigecycline. The intervention resulted in a decrease in the number (seven to five), duration (8–3 months), and departments (five to three) affected by outbreaks; no outbreaks occurred in 2011. After the intervention, only  bla  AMPC  (76.47 to 100%) and  bla  TEM–  1  (75.74 to 96.92%) increased ( P  < 0.0001); whereas  bla  GES–  1  (32.35 to 3.07%),  bla  PER–  1  (21.32 to 1.54%),  bla  OXA–  58  (60.29 to 1.54%),  carO  (37.50 to 7.69%), and  adeB  (9.56 to 3.08%) decreased ( P  < 0.0001). Interestingly, the frequency of class B β-lactamase genes decreased from 91.18% ( bla  SPM–  1 ) and 61.03% ( bla  IMP–  1 ) to 0%, while that of class D  bla  OXA–  23  increased to 96.92% ( P  < 0.0001). WGS showed that the major PFGE types causing outbreaks each year (type 01, 11, 18, 23, 26, and 31) carried the same resistance genes ( bla  KPC–  1 ,  bla  ADC–  25 ,  bla  OXA–  66 , and  adeABC ), AdeR-S mutations (G186V and A136V), and a partially blocked porin channel CarO. Meanwhile, plasmids harboring  bla  OXA–  23  were found after the intervention.    Conclusion  The intervention was highly effective in reducing multi-drug resistance of  A. baumannii  and IRAB outbreaks in the long term. The resistance mechanisms of IRAB may involve genes encoding β-lactamases, efflux pump overexpression, outer membrane porin blockade, and plasmids; in particular, clonal spread of  bla  OXA–  23  was the major cause of outbreaks. Similar interventions may also help reduce bacterial resistance rates and outbreaks in other hospitals.

Impact of an Intervention to Control Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Its Resistance Mechanisms: An 8-Year Survey