Faculty of Medicine, National Ribbat University, Sudan
Research Article
A Molecular Diagnosis and Identification of Carbapenemase Producing Acinetobacter Baumannii among ICU Patients, In Khartoum State-Sudan
Author(s): Shirehan M Ibrahim*, Elamin M Ibrahim, Omer A Ibrahim, Enas Awad, Omnia M Hamid and Hassan A Alaziz
Background: The emergence of carbapenemase producing Acinetobacter baumannii (CPAB) is increasingly reported
nowadays and constitutes a major problem to the intensive care unit (ICU) patients with remarkable ability to acquire
antibiotic resistance. The aim of this study was to determine the antibiotic resistance patterns, presence of
carbapanemase genes of A. baumannii isolated from various clinical specimens, Khartoum State-Sudan.
Methods: one hundredof Gram-negative coccobacilli isolates were collected from ICU patients admitted to RoyalCare
International Hospital and the National Ribbat Hospital. All the samples were processed using conventional
microbiological and molecular methods for A. baumanii identification. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was
performed by dis diffusion techn.. View more»