conclusions it was the first study that attempted to detect the insertion elements isaba and ic lineages in mdr-ab species isolated from patients with burning in iran. background multidrug resistant strains of acinetobacter baumannii (mdr-ab) have emerged as alarming nosocomial pathogens among patients with burning. objectives the current study aimed to determine the susceptibility of a. bauman...

b ackground : acinetobacter baumannii , is an important opportunistic pathogens   responsible   for   nosocomial   infections.   the   aim   of   this experiment  was  to  determine  prevalence  of  class  i  integron  in   a. baumannii strains isolated from burn patients in mottahari hospital and the drug susceptibility pattern. methods : there were 69 acinetobacter isolates, 68 (98.5%) were i...

INTRODUCTION Control of Acinetobacter baumannii is a challenge. METHODS A survey was conducted on the control measures introduced against A baumannii in 30 Spanish hospitals. RESULTS We found significant differences in the application of contact precautions, active surveillance, hygiene of colonised patients, environmental cleaning, and educational activities. Hospitals with a written contr...

Acinetobacter baumannii is an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes nosocomial pneumonia in patients on mechanical ventilation or previously treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics. Nevertheless, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by A. baumannii, especially multi-drug resistant (MDR) strains, is rare. We experienced the first case of CAP caused by MDR A. baumannii in Korea in ...

BACKGROUND Infection with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii has been associated with high morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant recipients. The main objective of this study was to assess the influence of carbapenem resistance and other potential risk factors on the outcome of A. baumannii infection after kidney and liver transplantation. METHODS Retrospective study of a...

TO THE EDITOR—Extremely drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic gram-negative pathogen with increasing relevance worldwide [1]. Although outbreaks of XDR A. baumannii have been reported in several settings around the world [2–4], infection control interventions to limit XDR A. baumannii transmission among patients undergoing surgical procedures have been rarely reported...

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the role of efflux pump regulator and OXA-23 genes in imipenem resistance Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from hospitalized patients in Tehran, Iran. Methods: This study was conducted on 60 A. baumannii isolates collected from pa...

BACKGROUND Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) has emerged globally as a significant pathogen in hospitals. It is also present in soil and water. In a previous study, we discovered that the A. baumannii class 2 integron occurred most frequently. Here, we determined whether the A. baumannii class 2 integron is in the soil around our hospital, and if the soil is the cause for increasing number...

INTRODUCTION There has been a continuing controversy about whether infection with Acinetobacter baumannii increases morbidity and mortality independently of the effect of other confounding factors. METHODS We performed a systematic review of matched case-control and cohort studies examining the mortality attributable to infection with or acquisition of A. baumannii (infection or colonization)...

BACKGROUND Military members, injured in Afghanistan or Iraq, have returned home with multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections. The source of these infections is unknown. METHODS Retrospective study of all Canadian soldiers who were injured in Afghanistan and who required mechanical ventilation from January 1 2006 to September 1 2006. Patients who developed A. baumannii ventilat...