BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The frequency of multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter spp. infections is increasing in Iran. Considering availability of limited therapeutic options, clinical response and outcome of ventilator-associated pneumonia due to multi-drug resistant A.baumannii were evaluated in critically ill patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prospective study, 29 patients with carbape...

Acinetobacter spp. are gram-negative aerobic coccobacilli that are ubiquitous in nature, persistent in the hospital environment, and cause a variety of opportunistic nosocomial infections (Bergogne-Berezin et al, 1996). They cause various types of human infections. Of the currently known 31 Acinetobacter species, Acinetobacter baumannii is the most prevalent in clinical specimens. A number of s...

INTRODUCTION Determination of microbial genetic relatedness is important for improving efficiency of infection control measures during hospital outbreaks. This study aimed to analyze the clonal relationships of clinical and environmental Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated during an outbreak in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a secondary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. METHODOLOGY Twelve...

Introduction. Nosocomial infections are a common complication in patients hospitalized intensive care units. The aims of this research were to examine the incidence nosocomial admitted pediatric surgical unit, impact hospital length stay and type disease on infections, frequency microorganisms causing their antibiotic susceptibility profile. Material Methods. Data 50 subjects extracted from dat...

Mines, like other subterranean environments, have ecological conditions which allow the thriving of microorganisms. Prokaryotes and fungi are common inhabitants mines, developing a metabolism suitable for growing in such inhospitable environments. The mine Lousal, Portugal, is an interesting site study microorganisms present their galleries. Aerobiological studies resulted isolation Pseudomonas...