Study the Incidence of Acinetobacter Baumannii as a Nosocomial Pathogen Al-Daraghi Wathiq Abbas Hatite1, Al-Taliby Saif Adel1,* 1Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology for Postgraduate Studies, University of Baghdad, Iraq *Corresponding Author: Saif Adel Al-Taliby, Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology for Postgraduate Studies, University of Baghdad, Iraq, Email: wathiqaldrghi@yahoo.com
Online published on 23 December, 2019. Abstract Background Acinetobacter baumannii is considered one of the most important causing agents of nosocomial infections especially in immune compromised and intensive care units patients. So that it remains one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in hospitalized patients. The aim of current study was to identify the incidence of Acinetobacter baumannii as a cause of nosocomial infection in AL-Najaf hospitals. Method Two hundred seventy six clinical and environmental specimens were collected from burns, wounds and environmental infections from different hospitals in Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Governorate from November 2017 to April 2018). All of these samples were cultured by specific and differential media. Results Data showed that 52 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were identified by using microscopic examination and biochemical tests. The identification of 52 A. baumannii isolates was confirmed using the VITEK-2 system. Conclusion Acinetobacter baumannii is the most common cause of nosocomial infection in burn patients in Iraq. Top Keywords Acinetobacter baumannii, burn, PCR, nosocomial infection, antibiotics resistance. Top |