Zahra Moulana

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

[ 1 ] - Phenotypic and Genotypic Detection of Metallo-Beta-Lactamases in Carbapenem Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Background: Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii has become a major concern for treating physicians. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of metallo β-lactamase (MBL) genes (bla VIM , and blaIMP) among isolated multidrug-resistant A. baumannii . Methods: Fifty non-repetitive carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii isolates were collected. Antibiotic susceptibility was per…