Investigation of Colistin Heteroresistance and Some Factors Affecting Heteroresistance in Carbapenem-Resistant A. baumannii Strains

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Gazel D., Tatman Otkun M.

MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS, vol.6, 2017 (ESCI)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 6
• Publication Date: 2017
• Doi Number: 10.4274/mjima.2017.1
• Journal Name: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
• Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Colistin can be used in patients infected with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex (CR-ABC), but recently resistance to colistin and heteroresistance have been reported. In this study we aimed to investigate the colistin heteroresistance rates and the effects of colistin and its combinations on colistin heteroresistance/resistance development in CR-ABC strains in our hospital.