Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
8
10.18869/mjiri
14
8888
13
en
jalali
1398
11
1
gregorian
2020
2
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34
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online
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Pan drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii causing nosocomial infections among burnt children
Microbiology and Anatomy
Microbiology and Anatomy
Original Research
Original Research
<div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><strong>Background: </strong>Nosocomial infection caused by Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a world-wide serious problem in the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR). Infections caused by antibiotic-resistant strains of A. baumannii cannot be completely eliminated among the infected patients. This study aimed to monitor antibiotic resistance among A. baumannii strains isolated from burnt children.<br>
<strong>Methods:</strong> After performing biochemical identification tests on 115 isolates, 62 were detected as A. baumannii. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was used to test susceptibility to colistin, and disk agar diffusion was used for the susceptibility of the isolates to the antibiotics Ciprofloxacin, Amikacin, Gentamicin, Cefepime, Meropenem, Imipenem, Ceftazidime, Levofloxacin and Piperacillin/Tazobactam. Bacterial species were isolated and identified as multidrug-resistant (MDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and pan drug-resistant (PDR), based on the susceptibility patterns to elected antibiotics, deputing different classes of antimicrobial.<br>
<strong>Results:</strong> The antibiotic susceptibility pattern out of a total of 62 bacterial strains used in this study. Thirty-six (58%) strains were categorized as MDR, 17 (27.5%) as XDR, and nine (14.5%) as PDR.<br>
<strong>Conclusion:</strong> To reduce the threat of antimicrobial resistance, MDR, XDR and PDR A. baumannii strains must be evaluated by all clinical microbiology laboratories.<br>
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PDR, Acinetobacter baumannii, Burnt Children
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-5447-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Behnam
Sobouti
sobouti.b@iums.ac.ir
200319475328460063828
200319475328460063828
No
Burn Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Maryam
Mirshekar
Maryam.mirshekar82@gmail.com
200319475328460063829
200319475328460063829
No
Student Research Committee, & Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran
Shahrzad
Fallah
shahrzadfallah@gmail.com
200319475328460063830
200319475328460063830
No
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Aram
Tabaei
Aram.tabaei@gmail.com
200319475328460063831
200319475328460063831
No
Burn Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Jalil
Fallah Mehrabadi
jalil.fallah@gmail.com
200319475328460063832
200319475328460063832
No
The Lister Laboratory of Microbiology, Tehran, Iran
Atieh
Darbandi
darbandi.a@iums.ac.ir
200319475328460063833
200319475328460063833
Yes
Student Research Committee, & Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran