Antibiogram and biofilm-forming capacity of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from Anbar hospitals

In hospitals, Acinetobacter baumannii is considered one of the major pathogens due to its antibiotic and antiseptic resistance capacity thus it persists in a stressed environment leads nosocomial infections. Its persistence influenced by biofilm development. This study looked at 60 A. isolates from four Iraqi hospitals. A significant distribution biofilm-forming characteristics was identified among obtained several hospitals this research. They determined sensitivity pattern towards 13 different antibiotics (Imipenem, Meropenem, Colistin Sulfate, Doripenem, Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Cefiderocol, Amikacin, Levofloxacin, Tobramycin, Ciprofloxacin, Gentamicin, Piperacillin). The frequency multidrug (MDR) found be 58.3 % tested strains, while extensively drug (XDR) 31.6 %. 100% clinical could form biofilms, with 6.6 having weak formation ability, 86.6 moderate %having high capacity.