Open Access<p>Multidrug-Resistant <em>Acinetobacter baumannii</em> – The Modern Menace: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Hospital in Mangalore</p>
Author(s) -
K C Ashuthosh,
Ashwini Hegde,
Pooja Rao,
Radhakrishna Manipura
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s249123
Subject(s) - acinetobacter baumannii , imipenem , tigecycline , medicine , meropenem , microbiology and biotechnology , acinetobacter , multiple drug resistance , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , pseudomonas aeruginosa , biology , bacteria , genetics
Multidrug resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii is constantly on the rise. There has also been an increase in the morbidity and mortality of patients with infection by the same pathogen.