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Multi-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii; A Neglected Nosocomial Pathogen in the Veterinary Field as a Source of Human Infection

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Veterinary Parasitology & Microbiology

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Background: One of the most important global warnings, according to the "World Health Organization (WHO)", is the danger of multi-drug resistant microorganisms represent to human health. This study is intended to detect the precise Acinetobacter baumannii contamination rate in veterinary necessities, the possible method of A. baumannii transmission to human patients, and the extent of antibiotic resistance in these bacteria. Methods: From various areas in the Duhok governorate, 106 swabs were collected. Conventional microbiological, cultural, real-time PCR and "Vitek 2 system" tests were used to diagnose and confirm the A baumannii isolates. The antimicrobial susceptibility test was performed by the standard disc diffusion method. ERIC PCR was used to determine the genetic similarity and DNA fingerprints of the retrieved isolates. Results: The total positive A. baumannii isolates were twenty-two samples (20.7%) (18 (16.98%) were positive rom 65 samples from slaughter houses, 2 (1.88%) out of 20 swabs from a private veterinary clinic and 2(1.88%) out of 20 swabs from a governorate veterinary centers). Acinetobacter baumannii strains that were isolated from veterinary necessities were genetically linked to some A. baumannii strains isolated from human patients (from Duhok Research Renter). Moreover, none of the identified isolates were resistant to colistin and piperacillin, despite being multidrug resistant and demonstrating resistance to the most frequently tested antibiotics. Conclusion: The present findings suggest that A. baumannii resistance is potentially present in veterinary medicine, which requires a prompt and well-thought-out approach to contain the problem.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2023.205742.1487

Keywords

“Acinetobacter baumannii”, Extensively drug-resistant, Genetic diversity, Zoonotic impact, veterinary

Authors

First Name

Meqdad

Last Name

AHMED

MiddleName

Saleh

Affiliation

Department of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Iraq

Email

meqdad82@uod.ac

City

Duhok

Orcid

0000-0003-4214-1840

First Name

Zanan

Last Name

Taha

MiddleName

Mohammed Ameen

Affiliation

College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Duhok, Iraq, Director of Duhok Research

Email

zanan.taha@uod.ac

City

Duhok

Orcid

0000-0001-5512-6338

First Name

Zirak

Last Name

ABDULRAHMAN

MiddleName

Faqe Ahmed

Affiliation

Salahaddin university-college of education-biology Department, Erbil , Iraq

Email

zirak.ahmed@su.edu.krd

City

Erbil

Orcid

0000-0002-2018-8878

Volume

54

Article Issue

5

Related Issue

41639

Issue Date

2023-09-01

Receive Date

2023-04-12

Publish Date

2023-09-01

Page Start

841

Page End

853

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/article_302348.html

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302,348

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140

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Multi-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii; A Neglected Nosocomial Pathogen in the Veterinary Field as a Source of Human Infection

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23 Dec 2024