Journal of Infection and Public Health
Epidemiology, clinical, phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of multidrug-resistant
Von Hamad Abdel Hadi, Sulieman Abu Jarir, Mazen Sid Ahmed und 7 weiteren.
Inhalt auf Englisch
Abstract
Background
In healthcare, multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii is associated with significant morbidity, mortality and limited treatment options. This study evaluates the epidemiology, clinical, phenotypic, and genotypic characteristics of MDR Acinetobacter baumannii from Qatar.
Methods
We conducted a prospective study from 2017 to 2020 of all clinical Acinetobacter baumannii isolates subjected to phenotypic testing. We performed identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing using MALDI-TOF MS (Billerica, MA, USA) and BD PhoenixTM (BD Diagnostics, Durham, NC, USA), as well as the E test (Liofilchem®, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy). We performed whole-genome sequencing and bioinformatics analyses on bacterial isolates.