Open AccessResistance pattern and distribution of carbapenemase and antiseptic resistance genes among multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from intensive care unit patients
Author(s) -
Neda Shirmohammadlou,
Habib Zeighami,
Fakhri Haghi,
Mehdi Kashefieh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000826
Subject(s) - acinetobacter baumannii , microbiology and biotechnology , imipenem , antiseptic , multiple drug resistance , piperacillin , ciprofloxacin , agar dilution , biology , carbapenem , antibiotic resistance , drug resistance , antibiotics , medicine , bacteria , pseudomonas aeruginosa , minimum inhibitory concentration , genetics , pathology
Nosocomial infections caused by multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii have emerged as a serious problem in healthcare settings worldwide.