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Prevalence of Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter species in pediatric patients in AL Najaf Province

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Clinical microbiology

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Background: Acinetobacter baumannii is the cause of opportunistic nosocomial infection and one of the six major multidrug-resistant bacteria in hospitals worldwide. Objectives: Blood stream infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia are the most frequent diseases brought on by this human bacteria, and mortality can reach 35%. Methodology: In this study, 77 blood and urine samples were collected from children who had been receiving treatment for Acinetobacter infection at AL-Zahra teaching hospital in Al-Najaf, Iraq, for two years. In contrast to the 24 Acinetobacter spp. recovered in 2021–2022, only 53 Acinetobacter spp. were found in 2020–2021. Results: The findings showed that Acinetobacter isolates were divided into the following species: In 2020–2021, Acinetobacter spp. cause 9.43% of the isolates, 1.8% of the isolates were Acinetobacter lwoffii, and 88.6% of the population was Acinetobacter baumannii. The isolates of Acinetobacter spp. that were used in this study were resistant to a variety of antibiotics, including CIP (73.3%), CAZ (89.13%), MEM (68.2%), CTX (89.4%), IPM (83.3%), LEV (75%), TOB (62.5%), and SXT (70.27%). This is in contrast to the isolates that were collected in 2020–2021, which had higher resistance percentages toCIP(57. 8%), CAZ (83.3%), MEM (45.45%), CTX (90.90%), IPM (44.44%), LEV (41.6%), TOB (20%), SXT (55.5%) for isolates that collected in 2021-2022. Conclusions Acinetobacter baumanni isolates from blood and urine. have been recognized as an important pathogen that causes various infection in Najaf City. High antibacterial agent's resistance among Acinetobacter spp. and MAR index was a concern among these isolates. There are increasing in the antibiotic resistance of Acinetobacter spp for COL, TOD, TIG and POLB in 2021-2022 period

DOI

10.21608/ejmm.2024.338316.1378

Keywords

Multidrug-resistant, Acinetobacter species, Pediatric Patients, AL Najaf Province

Authors

First Name

Liqaa

Last Name

Zghair

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq

Email

liqaaalim22@yahoo.com

City

najaf

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First Name

Zahraa

Last Name

Motaweq

MiddleName

Y

Affiliation

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq

Email

zahra.mutawak@uokufa.edu.iq

City

najaf

Orcid

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First Name

Zahraa

Last Name

Alrufaie

MiddleName

M.M.

Affiliation

Jabr Ibn Hayan University, College of Medicine, Pediatric Department

Email

zahraa.m.alrufai@jmu.edu.iq

City

najaf

Orcid

-

First Name

Yusra

Last Name

Salman

MiddleName

Z.

Affiliation

Senior Pediatrician Al Najaf health directorate, Iraq

Email

yusrazaher4@gmail.com

City

najaf

Orcid

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First Name

Makki

Last Name

Musilm

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Kufa University, College of Medicine, Pediatric Department

Email

makkiusilm22@gmail.com

City

najaf

Orcid

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First Name

Mohauman

Last Name

Majeed

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq

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muhaimin.alrufaie@uokufa.edu.iq

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-

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-

Volume

34

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2

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51523

Issue Date

2025-04-01

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2024-11-25

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2025-04-01

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1110-2179

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2537-0979

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New and original researches in the field of Microbiology.

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Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology

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Prevalence of Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter species in pediatric patients in AL Najaf Province

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28 Dec 2024