Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Strains: A Retrospective Study from Oman.

baumannii in hospital settings and the rapid dissemination of these strains among hospitalized patients has become a serious problem worldwide, as they are difficult to treat and are associated with high mortality.[ 3 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ] In Oman, a recent surveillance report from the Royal Hospital, Muscat, showed an increasing trend in MDR A. baumannii infection.[ 10 ] Another study conducted at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, showed a rise in infections associated with nonfermenters such as Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter .[ 11 ] A molecular characterization analysis of MDR A. baumannii strains from all six GCC nations reveal

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