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Vol. 3, Issue 12, Part E (2017)
Incidence of colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an Indian tertiary care teaching hospital
Incidence of colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an Indian tertiary care teaching hospital
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Background: The gram-negative bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii is often a cause of nosocomial infections like; meningitis, bacteremia, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections. A. baumannii is known as an emerging cause of nosocomial infections worldwide. Colistin is the last line treatment for multidrug-resistant A. baumannii, and unfortunately, its resistance to colistin is being reported from all around the world.
Background: The gram-negative bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii is often a cause of nosocomial infections like; meningitis, bacteremia, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections. A. baumannii is known as an emerging cause of nosocomial infections worldwide. Colistin is the last line treatment for multidrug-resistant A. baumannii, and unfortunately, its resistance to colistin is being reported from all around the world.
Materials and Method: This prospective study was carried out during Jeb 2014 to Jan 2016 (2 years) on 100 A. baumannii samples isolated from Wound swabs, urine, respiratory secretions, and blood of patients admitted to the intensive care unit of IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswarm India. The bacteria were recognized through microscopy and biochemical tests. The disk diffusion method with colistin disk (Himedia, Mumbai, India) was utilized to identify the resistance to colistin.
Results: A total of 100 A. baumannii bacteria were identified, of which 93 were sensitive and 7 were resistant to colistin, respectively, according to the disk diffusion test
Conclusion: The results showed that the resistance of A. baumannii to colistin, as the last line treatment, is rising in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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How to cite this article:
Ishwar Chandra Behera, Santosh Kumar Swain, Mahesh Chandra Sahu. Incidence of colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an Indian tertiary care teaching hospital. Int J Appl Res 2017;3(12):283-286.
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