Multiplex PCR for Detection of a Successful Pathogen; Acinetobacter baumanni as a Real Threat in Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital

Multidrug resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii is a growing public health concern all over the world. In the current study, the isolation and antimicrobial resistance pattern and detection of blaOXA-51 and lpxC genes by multiplex PCR method was performed.All the isolates demonstrated high levels of resistance rates to amikacin, ciprofloxacin, meropenem, imipenem, ceftriaxone, gentamicin, and colistin. Screening of two resistance genes by multiplex PCR showed that all the isolates contained blaOXA-51 and lpxC genes. As we previously reported, nosocomial infections caused by A. baumannii isolates are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in our hospital

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Acinetobacter baumannii ، Nosocomial infection ، Multidrug-resistance ، blaOXA-51 and lpxC genes