Occurrence of Acinetobacter baumannii genomic resistance islands (AbGRIs) in Acinetobacter baumannii strains belonging to global clone 2 obtained from COVID-19 patients

• Published in: BMC microbiology Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Naderi, Ghazal, Asadian, Mahla, Khaki, Pegah Afarinesh, Salehi, Mohammadreza, Abdollahi, Alireza, Douraghi, Masoumeh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 24.08.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Acinetobacter baumannii; Acinetobacter infections; Antibiotics; Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB); COVID-19; Drug resistance; Drug resistance in microorganisms; Gene mapping; Genes; Genetic aspects; Genomic islands; Genomics; Genotype & phenotype; Global clone 2; Hospitals; Identification and classification; Islands; Medical devices; Medical equipment; Patients; Risk factors; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Ventilators; Iran; Singapore

The Acinetobacter baumannii genomic resistance islands (AbGRIs), which were characterized in the genome of the global clone 2 (GC2) A. baumannii contain resistance genes. Here, we aimed to determine the occurrence of AbGRIs in GC2 A. baumannii obtained from COVID-19 patients in a referral hospital i...