The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2018;73(5):291-296

Detection of blaoxa genes and identification of biofilmproducing capacity of Acinetobacter baumannii in a tertiary teaching hospital, Klaten, Indonesia

Hera Nirwati 1

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Keywords

A. baumannii; biofilm; antibiotic; resistance; OXA genes

Country

Malaysia

Language

English

Abstract

Introduction: Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is commonly found as an agent of nosocomial infections and demonstrates a high antibiotic resistance due to its carbapenemase production. The objectives of this study were to explore the antibiotic resistance pattern, the presence of OXAs genes and the biofilm-producing capacity of A. baumannii isolated from clinical specimens.