Phenotypic Cluster Analysis of Acinetobacter Species Isolated From Ventilator Associated Pneumonia During the First Wave Of COVID 19 in Surabaya, Indonesia

Introduction: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has been reported as epidemic in December 2019 Wuhan, Hubei Province, People Republic of China. Hospitalized COVID-19 patients, especially with worse clinical appearance and on ventilator, need thorough diagnostic tests patients tend to mimic bacterial infections. Positive blood culture is more likely be contaminants hospital associated infections than primary co-infections. This research aims phenotypically group data Acinetobacter isolates Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) using hierarchical clustering. Method: a descriptive study presenting collection performed by Microbiology laboratory referral from 26 March 2020- 31 February 2021. Hierarchical clustering were statistical software. Results: 50 VAP isolates. There are 4 cluster clades showed biochemistry dendrogram. Two dominant clusters 1A 3A found both similar MIC pattern. Conclusion: phenotype dominates method can applied facilities limited resource setting.