Regional Prevalence and Evaluation of Carbapenem Resistant A. Baumannii

Fiji E; B Anandharaj

Fiji E Department of Microbiology, Sunrise Institute of Medical Sciences, Kakkanad, Kochi, Kerala, India
B Anandharaj PG and Research Department of Microbiology, M.R Government Arts College, Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu

Keywords: Acinetobacter spp, Antibiotic resistance, Carbapenems, clinical specimens.

Abstract

Acinetobacter spp is an opportunistic pathogen causing nosocomial outbreaks and its increasing antibiotic resistance make treatment difficult. Hence, a preliminary study was conducted on the prevalence of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter spp infections at Sunrise Institute of Medical Sciences, a tertiary care hospital in Kochi, kerala. Various clinical specimens like blood, urine, abscess, vaginal swab were analyzed and 15% of the isolates was confirmed and identified as to be resistant to carbapenems.