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Article

Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Jordan

by
Mohammad Al-Tamimi
1,*,
Hadeel Albalawi
1,
Mohamd Alkhawaldeh
1,
Abdullah Alazzam
1,
Hassan Ramadan
1,
Majd Altalalwah
1,
Ahmad Alma’aitah
1,
Dua’a Al Balawi
1,
Sharif Shalabi
1,
Jumana Abu-Raideh
1,
Ashraf I. Khasawneh
1,
Farah Alhaj
1 and
Kamal Hijawi
2
1
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13133, Jordan
2
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13133, Jordan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Microorganisms 2022, 10(5), 849; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10050849
Submission received: 8 March 2022 / Revised: 11 April 2022 / Accepted: 11 April 2022 / Published: 20 April 2022
(This article belongs to the Topic Infectious Diseases)
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Abstract

:
Background: Acinetobacter baumannii is a common cause of multi-drug (MDR)-resistant infections worldwide. The epidemiological and molecular characteristics of MDR-A. baumannii in Jordan is not known. Methods: A. baumannii isolates were collected from 2010 to 2020 from three tertiary hospitals in Jordan. Demographic and clinical data, isolates information, antibiotic susceptibility patterns, phenotypic, and molecular characterization of carbapenem resistance genes were performed. Results: A total of 622 A. baumannii isolates were collected during the study period. Most isolates were from males, aged 18–60 years, Jordanian, from infected wounds, and were patients in surgery or critical care units. Among patients from whom A. baumannii was isolated, associated risk factors for MDR were adults over 60, males, critically ill patients and infected wounds (OR 4.14, 2.45, 10, 7, respectively, p < 0.0001). Incidence rates from 2010 to 2015 showed a slight increase in MDR (3.75/1000 to 4.46/1000). Resistance patterns indicated high resistance for most cephalosporins, carbapenems, and fluoroquinolones, moderate resistance for trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and ampicillin/sulbactam, low resistance for aminoglycosides and tetracyclines, while colistin and tigecycline, have the lowest resistance rates. 76.8% of A. baumannii isolates were MDR and 99.2% were carbapenem-resistant. All isolates were positive for the OXA-51 gene (100%), 98.5% were positive for the OXA-23 gene, 26.6% for the VIM gene, while KPC and IMP genes were almost not detected (0% and 0.8% respectively). Conclusions: This is the first large, multicentric, prolonged study that provides insights into A. baumannii infections in Jordan. Attention to patients at higher risk is important for early identification. Colistin and tigecycline were the most effective antimicrobials.

1. Introduction

Acinetobacter is an aerobic, Gram-negative bacillus, pleomorphic and non-motile bacterium. It is common among immunocompromised individuals, particularly those who have a prolonged hospital stay in an intensive care setting [1,2]. Acinetobacter genus now consists of 26 named species and nine genomic species. Four species of Acinetobacters (A. calcoaceticus, A. baumannii, Acinetobacter genomic species 3 and Acinetobacter genomic species 13TU) are difficult to differentiate, and are often referred to as the A. calcoaceticus-complex. Although A. calcoaceticus has not been implicated in clinical disease, the other three species in the A. calcoaceticus-complex are the most clinically significant species, with A. baumannii being the most important and relevant to drug-resistant infections [2,3].
A. baumannii is commonly associated with bacteraemia, pulmonary infections, meningitis, battlefield wound infections and urinary tract infections [2,4]. The risk of infection increases dramatically when medical devices such as ventilators, endotracheal incubators, and catheters are used [2,5]. The mortality rates of A. baumannii-related infections can reach 35% and above [1,5,6]. Recent increases in incidence of A. baumannii infection were observed in infected combat troops returning from conflict zones including Iraq and Afghanistan [2,7].
A. baumannii is one of the six most important multi-drug-resistant microorganisms (MDR) in hospitals worldwide [5]. A. baumannii resistance rates vary from country to country but have been increasing over time. Reported rates of resistance to gentamycin and ceftazidime ranged from 0 to 81%, amikacin resistance ranged from 10 to 51%, ciprofloxacin resistance ranged from 19 to 81%, while piperacillin-tazobactam resistance rates ranged from 36 to 75% depending on the country [5]. The most effective drugs were imipenem and meropenem against A. baumannii infections. However, recent studies have shown the emergence of resistance rates as high as 87% according to clinical setting and geographic distribution with these antimicrobials, leaving colistin or tigecycline as the only available treatments for MDR A. baumannii infections. Unfortunately, resistance to colistin and/or tigecycline has recently emerged in Europe with an incidence rate of 3–6% [3]. Increased incidence of Acinetobacter species resistant to almost every available anti-microbial agent is of great concern [3].
Data available on MDR Acinetobacter species in the Middle East region are limited [8]. In Saudi Arabia, 191 confirmed isolates of A. baumannii, from blood, had high resistance to most antimicrobials including imipenem (61.3%) and meropenem (60.7%) but low rates of resistance to colistin (0.5%) and tigecycline (3.9%). MDR was observed in 69% of the A. baumannii isolates and 78.8% of these MDR strains showed sensitivity only to colistin and tigecycline [9]. In Iran, 221 clinical isolates and 22 environmental A. baumannii isolates showed resistance to the majority of antimicrobials tested ranging from 69% to 100%, with the exception of tigecycline and colistin [10]. Two studies in Jordan using a limited number of patients investigated the rate of A. baumannii isolates in different patient’s populations and concluded the MDR rate was in the range of 65.7% and 77.6% [11,12]. Other Middle Eastern studies investigated A. baumannii infection rates in critically ill patients and concluded that the rate of MDR was as high as 100% [13,14,15,16].
To the best of our knowledge, there is no updated information regarding A. baumannii infection incidence, antibiotic susceptibility pattern, and antibiotic resistance genes in Jordan. Thus, the aims of this study were to evaluate the incidence rate of multi-drug-resistant A. baumannii infection, phenotypic and genotypic characterization of carbapenem resistance genes using large number of isolates, collected over a long period and from different centers and clinical setting in Jordan.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. A. baumannii Isolates Collection

Bacterial isolates (consecutive and non-duplicated) were collected from January 2010 to June 2020 from three central tertiary hospitals located in the capital city of Amman (The Specialty hospital, Prince Hamzah hospital, and the Islamic hospital) after obtaining formal patient consent. Important demographic, clinical and laboratory information were reordered, and samples were obtained and stored for further analysis. Various specimens were studied including urine, respiratory samples (sputum and broncho alveolar lavage), blood, wound pus, body fluids and tissue. Data including patient demographics (age, gender, residency and nationality), date of admission and discharge, hospital department, specimen type, test date, microorganism identified with confidence rate, and antibiotic susceptibility pattern were collected for each patient from Vitek 2 system database and patients files. The study protocol was approved by the institutional review board (IRB) of the Hashemite University and IRB of relevant hospitals.

2.2. Bacterial Identification

Specimens were plated on general and selective media, including Mac-Conkey agar, blood agar, and CHROM agar followed by Gram stain, manual and automated biochemical tests. Isolates identities were further analyzed using Vitek 2 Compact System with Gram-negative detection kit (BioMérieux, Marcy l’Etoile, France). The identity of the isolates was confirmed by conventional PCR to detect the presence of the intrinsic blaOXA-51-like gene, using specific primers as previously described [17]. Samples that were blaOXA-51-negative were excluded from the study.

2.3. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Antibiotic susceptibility pattern was performed using Vitek 2 system with Gram-negative susceptibility card GN-69 (BioMérieux, Marcy l’Etoile, France). The susceptibility results of Vitek 2 were exported and analyzed by WHONET 5.4 and were presented in this study. Antibiotic susceptibility pattern for imipenem and meropenem were further tested using Kirbey-bauer disk diffusion according to the last recommendation of CLSI [18]. Double-Disk Potentiation test was performed as described by Yong et al. [19], strains originally resistant to carbapenems became sensitive after the addition of Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetic Acid (EDTA).
Multi-drug resistance of A. baumannii has in other studies been defined in several ways: strains resistance to antibiotics of three or more antibiotic classes, carbapenem resistance, or isolates sensitive to tigecycline and colistin only [3,5,11,12]. Among these, the definition the most widely used was that MDR strains were non-susceptible to ≥1 agent in ≥3 antimicrobial categories [1]. Accordingly, this definition was used for the purpose of this study [1]. The breakpoints used were according to the last recommendation of CLSI [18].

2.4. Molecular Analysis

Bacterial DNA was extracted from isolates using DNeasy Blood and Tissue kit (Qiagen, Germany) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Carbapenemase resistance genes (blaKPC, blaOXA-23, blaVIM, and blaIMP) were detected by uniplex PCR using specific primers as described previously [20,21,22]. A. baumannii NCTC 13305 strain was used as positive control for blaOXA-51-like gene, Escherichia coli NCTC 13451 was used as negative control for blaOXA-51-like. Klebsiella pneumonia NCTCC 13439 and E. coli NCTCC 13476 were used as positive controls for VIM and IMP genes respectively. Well-characterized strains of K. pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing isolates (sequenced for the targeted genes) were used as positive controls for OXA-23 and KPC genes.

2.5. Statistical Analysis

Using demographic variables of year and hospital unit, incidence rates were determined to assess relative new cases of MDR isolates by year and by hospital unit, I = number of new cases/the specific hospital population per 1000. Using SPSS v20 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, USA), an ANOVA was used to determine if there was a measurable difference in incidence per year, and odds ratios (OR) using a 95% confidence interval were used to measure the impact of MDR isolates based on the demographic variables of gender, age, nationality, hospital unit, specimen source and year calculated by Chi-square test. (OR = A × D/B × C) and 95% CI = exp(In(OR) − 1.96 × SE to exp(IN(OR) + 1.96 × SE(In(OR). Variables were compared between MDR A. baumannii and non-MDR A. baumannii within A. baumannii infected population to determine association with MDR.

3. Results

3.1. A. baumannii Isolates Distribution

A total of 622 A. baumannii isolates were collected from January 2010 to June 2020. Identification confidence was good or excellent for 98.9% of the reported isolates. Isolate distribution indicated most isolates were from adults aged 18–60 years (54.2%), male (65.6%), and Jordanian (45.3%). The majority of the isolates were from patients in the surgical unit (37.3%), followed by the ICU and cardiac care unit (CCU) 33.3% and outpatient department 21.5%, with almost half (44.1%) being from infected wounds. The frequency of isolates reported according to year was not statistically significant, although there was a slight increase in 2015 to 20.3% (Table 1).

3.2. A. baumannii MDR Isolates Distribution

A. baumannii MDR isolates resistant to antibiotics of three or more antibiotic classes was further analyzed. The total number of MDR isolates was 478 from the 622, indicating 76.8% of A. baumannii isolates were MDR. Several risk factors were associated with multi-drug-resistant A. baumannii; these included: odds of having an MDR isolate is 4 times higher in adults over 60 (OR = 4.14, CI 2.5190–6.8102, p < 0.0001), while children under 18 years old were 68% less likely to be multi-drug resistant (OR = 0.3095, CI 0.1828–0.5240, p < 0.0001). Regarding gender, the odds of having MDR was higher for men, being 2.45 times more likely than for women (OR = 2.45, CI 1.67–3.59, p < 0.0001). Regarding nationality, MDR isolate was about 40% less likely among Jordanian patients than those of other regional nationalities (OR = 0.5855, CI 0.4022–0.8523, p = 0.0052). Odds of having an MDR isolate was about 9 times more likely in inpatients compared to outpatients (CI 5.7916–13.6947, p < 0.0001), 10 times more likely among CCU/ICU patients compared to other units (CI 8.2338–12.1148, p < 0.0001), and 7× more likely among pus wounds than other specimens collected (OR = 7.03, CI 4.2416–11.658, p < 0.0001). Finally, there was no statistically significant risk associated with the years (p = 0.3933) (Table 2).

3.3. Incidence Rate of A. baumannii Infections

By reviewing the number of admissions per year and per unit, the incidence rates of A. baumannii and MDR A. baumannii infections were calculated. As shown in Table 3, the incidence rate of A. baumannii and A. baumannii MDR infections fluctuated slightly over the years with rates from 2010 to 2016 varying from 3.75/1000 to 4.46/1000, but there was no statistically significant increase in incidence over years (p = 0.3933). However, there were statistically significant differences in MDR resistance based on medical unit. Clearly, the incidence rate of A. baumannii infections in the surgical units was higher than most of the other hospital units at 4.75 per 1000 admissions, compared to less than 1 per 1000 in the medical and pediatric units. But the highest rates of incidence of A. baumannii MDR infections were in the ICU/CCU with a cumulative incidence of 23.38 per 1000 admissions, and an individual yearly incidence that ranged from 14.79–33.54/1000, over the 5-year period.

3.4. Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern for A. baumannii Isolates

The antibiotic resistance rate of A. baumannii for the aminoglycosides antibiotic group ranged from 37.1% for amikacin, 37.2% for tobramycin to 62.6% for gentamicin (see Table 4). For the Carbapenems, the resistance rate was 68.9% for imipenem and 75.1% for meropenem. Among the tetracyclines group the resistance rate was low for tigecycline at 7.2% and minocycline at 23.8% but higher for tetracycline at 65.4%. Several groups of drugs were not effective against A. baumannii this included the cephalosporin group with a relatively high resistance rate at 83.5% for ceftriaxone, 99.5% for cefazolin, 99.5% for cefoxitin, 97.7% for cefuroxime, 77.9% for ceftazidime, 81.9% for cefepime, and 85.3% for cefotaxime. Fluoroquinolones were also mostly ineffective with resistance rates of 83% for ciprofloxacin and 62.5% for levofloxacin. For ampicillin, the resistance rate was 88.2%, for aztreonam it was 95.5% and for trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole was 49.9%. There were mixed levels of resistance for Beta-lactam Inhibitors; ampicillin/sulbactam (60%) and piperacillin/tazobactam (80.3%). For colistin, the resistance rate was 2.3%. Accordingly, the lowest resistance rate was for colistin and tigecycline.

3.5. A. baumannii Resistance Phenotype

For each class of drug tested by the Vitek 2 System, the Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AES) attempted to determine a phenotype for the strain. This was carried out by comparing the measured Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) of the drugs within a class to a range of MICs in the AES database for strains possessing documented phenotypes. Most strains identified in this study had the following Aminoglycoside-resistant phenotypes: GEN NET AMI TOB at 33.8% (n = 210), GEN TOB AMI at 33.8% (n = 210) and TOB GEN NET at 31.5% (n = 196). The frequency and number of isolates that were used to determine the resistance phenotype for other antibiotic classes were too low (data not shown). Carbapenem resistance was detected in the majority of confirmed A. baumannii isolates. 100% of confirmed A. baumannii were resistant to imipenem, and 99.2% to meropenem. The Double-Disk Potentiation test with EDTA was positive in 97.7% with imipenem and in 99.2% with meropenem (Table 5).

3.6. Detection of Carbapenem Resistance Genes

The presence of carbapenemase genes including KPC, VIM, IMP, OXA-23, and OXA-51 were investigated in all confirmed A. baumannii strains using uniplex PCR. The blaOXA-51 gene was found in all A. baumannii isolates (100%). The OXA-23 gene was found in 98.5%, VIM gene was detected in 26.6%, IMP gene was detected in 0.8%, whereas none of the confirmed A. baumannii isolates had the KPC gene (0%) (Table 6 and Figure S1 in the supplementary materials).

4. Discussion

A. baumannii has become a common cause of infections associated with high mortality and morbidity, and typically more prevalent in those that are immunocompromised, in intensive care units and from war wounds [1,2,23]. Furthermore, A. baumannii has become a multi-drug-resistant microorganism worldwide [5], including resistance to many last resort options leading to great concern in the medical community [24,25,26,27,28]. Pandrug-resistant A. baumannii infections are increasingly being reported worldwide and are associated with high mortality [29]. Treatment options for A. baumannii MDR are very limited and the evidence to guide treatment is lacking with combination therapy being recommended [30,31].
As addressed earlier, there has been limited data available on incidence, risk factors, antibiotic susceptibility pattern and the genetic background of A. baumannii infections in both Jordan and the Middle East [8,9,10,13]. Recent conflicts in the Middle East, resulting in a large number of immigrants and refugees, and poor availability of appropriate medical care are potential contributing factors to multi-drug-resistant organisms, enhanced resistance patterns, and rising incidence rates [32,33,34]. Therefore, continued monitoring and surveillance is critical to forecast and mandate appropriate measures as they become necessary [34,35].
The findings from this study showed that most isolates were from males, aged 18-60 years, Jordanian, isolated from infected wounds, and from patients in surgery, ICU and CCU departments, which was similar to previous Jordanian studies that also showed an increased incidence of A. baumannii infections in adult males, ICU patients and from infected wound [12,14,15]. In addition, the A. baumannii MDR rate was similar to previous studies in Jordan which had reported MDR rates of 65.7% and 77.6% [11,12], a range which covers the 70% of A. baumannii isolates identified as MDR in this study. Adults over 60, men, non-Jordanians, ICU/CCU patients and infected wounds were significantly associated with MDR incidence, while no statistical significance was associated with years, indicating that the rates have been rather stable over the study period. Other studies have reported higher rates of MDR A. baumannii ranging from 88% to 100%, however the population in these studies consisted solely of critically ill patients and/or patients on ventilation [13,14,15] This is similar to findings shown in this study, indicating that critically ill patients were 10 times more likely to have a MDR form of A. baumannii. Some important risk factors associated with A. baumannii MDR like hospitalization duration and invasive procedures were not included in this study due to missing data considering the multicentric and prolonged study period. Furthermore, proper multivariate analysis considering all important risk factors could not be performed.
The current study showed the following resistance patterns: high resistance for most cephalosporins, carbapenems, fluoroquinolones, and ampicillin; moderate resistance for trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and ampicillin/sulbactam; low resistance rates for aminoglycosides and tetracyclines; and the lowest resistance rates for colistin and tigecycline. Antibiotic susceptibility patterns were similar to other studies in Jordan, with the lowest resistance rate being for colistin among all studies [11,14,15,36].
In this study, using data available on Vitek 2 Compact System and patient records from 2010 to 2020, 622 A. baumannii isolates were reported with about a 99% high confidence rate. Few samples identified by Vitek 2 and/or routine diagnostic microbiology as A. baumannii were blaOXA-51 negative and were excluded from analysis. OXA-51 is considered intrinsic and universal in A. baumannii [17]. Multiple studies have concluded the usefulness, accuracy, and the timely output of the automated Vitek 2 System in the performance of antibiotic susceptibility testing in general and specifically for A. baumannii [37,38,39,40]. However, the ability of the Vitek 2 system to appropriately identify the accurate resistance rate for some antibiotics like tigecycline, minocycline, and colistin is debatable as it might overestimate the resistance rate for these antibiotics [40,41,42]. Furthermore, discrepancies between disk diffusion test and Vitek 2 for imipenem and meropenem sensitivity can be noted. Other studies have reported similar discrepancies with Vitek 2 test having higher agreement with broth microdilution [19,39,40,41,42] Currently, the carbaNP test is recommended for testing suspected carbapenemase production among Enterobacteriaceae, however, the test showed poor sensitivity for A. baumannii [18]. Broth microdilution is currently recommended for testing susceptibility to colistin [18].
All examined Acinetobacter isolates carried blaOXA-51 gene which is a confirmed intrinsic gene in A. baumannii [23,43]. OXA-23 was the commonest carbapenemase gene among these isolates, found in (98.5%) of isolates, in agreement with previous studies in Jordan [13,44,45] but higher than Obeidat et al. 2014 (58%) [15]. Moreover, studies in Egypt and Qatar showed that 100% of the isolates were positive for blaOXA-23 [46,47]. Al Atrouni et al. 2016 and Rafei et al. 2015 showed that (90–93%) of their isolates were positive for blaOXA-23 in Lebanon [43,48]. On the other hand, studies in Croatia and Mexico showed 0–3% positivity for blaOXA-23 indicating geographical variation in the prevalence of the blaOXA-23 globally [49,50]. Although our study showed a prevalence of 26.6% for the blaVIM, geographical variation was reported with its prevalence also, it was 100% in Uganda [51], 53% in India [52], and 7–17% in Iran [53,54]. Contrary to the findings of Robledo et al. 2010, none of our tested isolates carried blaKPC [55]. Our blaKPC findings were consistent with earlier studies [46,56,57]. blaIMP was detected in one isolate only in this study (0.8%) in agreement with previous studies [52,53,54,58], while other studies found it to be more abundant in their isolates (61%) [59].
This study provided an insight to identify recent patterns and cases of A. baumannii isolates in Jordan. The strengths of the study include large number of isolates (622), collected from three tertiary central hospitals in Jordan over a long period of time (10 years), supported by in-depth phenotypic and genotypic analysis. One current limitation to this study was that the population of this study consisted only of patients seeking treatment for infections at the hospital and who had swabs sent to the microbiology laboratory that showed positive culture for A. baumannii, resulting in a potential self-selecting bias. Possibilities still remain that certain patients at risk of having A. baumannii infections might not have presented to these tertiary hospitals, or swabs might not have been obtained or processed appropriately from some patients due to lack of adherence to hospital protocol, although the hospitals included in this study follow the stewardship program and protocols requiring all patients with possible bacterial infections to have swabs sent for appropriate bacterial isolation and antibiotic susceptibility testing.

5. Conclusions

In conclusion, in this large, multicentric, prolonged study, we characterized over 600 A. baumannii isolates. Almost seventy-seven percent (76.8%) of A. baumannii isolates were multi-drug resistant. Elderly (60+), men, being critically ill and having infected wounds, were significantly associated with MDR isolates, with relatively stable rates over the last several years. High rates of antibiotic resistance were observed for most antibiotics, whereas the lowest resistance rates were observed for colistin and tigecycline, making them the most effective treatment options. Attention should be given to patients at higher risk for early identification of MDR A. baumannii. Almost all isolates were positive for the OXA-51 gene (100%) and the OXA-23 gene (98.5%), indicating the critical role of these genes. KPC and IMP genes were almost not detected (0 and 0.8% respectively). The VIM gene was detected in 26.6% of isolates for the first time in Jordan.

Supplementary Materials

The following supporting information can be downloaded at: https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/microorganisms10050849/s1, Figure S1: Analysis of PCR product by gel electrophoresis stained with ethidium bromide showing a band at around 501 base pairs for OXA-23 (A), and a band at around 353 base pairs for OXA-51gene (B). MW: Molecular weight ladder of 100 bp, NC: Negative control, Empty: empty control, and PC: Positive control.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, M.A.-T. and K.H.; methodology, A.I.K. and J.A.-R.; validation, M.A.-T. and A.I.K.; formal analysis, M.A.-T.; investigation, H.A., M.A. (Mohamd Alkhawaldeh), A.A. (Ahmad Alma’aitah), H.R., M.A. (Majd Altalalwah), A.A. (Abdullah Alazzam), D.A.B., S.S., J.A.-R., F.A. and K.H.; writing—original draft preparation, H.A., M.A. (Mohamd Alkhawaldeh), A.A. (Ahmad Alma’aitah), H.R., M.A. (Majd Altalalwah), A.A. (Abdullah Alazzam), D.A.B., S.S., J.A.-R., F.A. and K.H.; writing—review and editing, M.A.-T., A.I.K. and K.H.; supervision, M.A.-T.; project administration, M.A.-T.; funding acquisition, M.A.-T. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was funded by research grant from the deanship of scientific research, The Hashemite University, Jordan (Grant No 78, Serial 438, Year 2019).

Institutional Review Board Statement

The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Hashemite University (No 9/2016/2017, date of approval 15 June 2017).

Informed Consent Statement

Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study. No patients identifying information were included in this publication.

Data Availability Statement

Data are available upon request.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Table
Table 1. Acinetobacter baumannii isolates distribution (Total n = 622).
Table 1. Acinetobacter baumannii isolates distribution (Total n = 622).
Number of IsolatesPercentage %
AgeChildren <18 years 6610.6%
Adults (18–60 years) 33754.2%
Adults above 60 years21935.2%
GenderMale40865.6%
Female21434.4%
NationalityJordanian28245.3%
Palestinian315.0%
Libyan10717.2%
Saudi 447.1%
Sudanese345.5%
Syrian233.7%
Yemeni558.8%
Iraqi264.2%
Others203.2%
DepartmentICU and CCU20733.3%
Outpatients13421.5%
Medicine274.3%
Surgery23237.3%
Pediatric and prematurity 223.6%
Identification confidence by Vitek 2Excellent54487.5%
Good7111.4%
low 71.1%
Specimen sourceBlood599.5%
Sputum9114.6%
Urine9815.8%
Wound Pus 27444.1%
Body fluid 254.0%
Tissue 152.4%
Others609.6%
Year20109014.5%
20116610.6%
20129114.6%
20137512.1%
201410617.0%
201512620.3%
ICU: intensive care unit, CCU: cardiac care unit.
Table
Table 2. A. baumannii MDR isolates distribution (Total n = 478).
Table 2. A. baumannii MDR isolates distribution (Total n = 478).
MDR No/Total (%)Non-MDR No/Total (%)OR/95% CI/p Value
AgeChildren <18 (years) 36/66 (54.5)30/66 (45.5)OR = 0.3095, CI 0.1828–0.5240, p < 0.0001
Adults 18–60 (years) 244/337 (72.4)93/337 (27.6)
Adults above 60 (years)198/219 (90.4)21/219 (9.6)OR = 4.1418, CI 2.5190–6.8102, p < 0.0001
GenderMale337/408 (82.6)71/408 (17.4)males versus females, OR = 2.45, CI 1.67–3.59,
p < 0.0001
Female141/214 (65.9)73/214 (34.1)
NationalityJordanian202/282 (71.6)80/282 (28.4)Jordanian vs other, OR = 0.5855, CI 0.4022–0.8523, p = 0.0052
Palestinian28/31 (90.3)3/31 (9.7)
Libyan89/107 (83.2)18/107 (16.8)
Saudi 34/44 (77.3)10/44 (22.7)
Sudanese23/34 (67.6)11/34 (32.4)
Syrian21/23 (91.3)2/23 (8.7)
Yemeni46/55 (83.6)9/55 (16.4)
Iraqi17/26 (65.4)9/26 (34.6)
Others18/20 (90.0)2/20 (10)
DepartmentICU and CCU189/207 (91.3)18/207 (8.7)CCU/ICU vs other units, OR = 9.9876, CI 8.2338–12.1148, p < 0.0001
Outpatients56/134 (41.8)78/134 (58.2)
Medicine24/27 (88.9)3/27 (11.1)
Surgery 197/232 (84.9)35/232 (15.1)
Pediatric and prematurity 12/22 (54.5)10/22 (45.5)
Specimen sourceBlood47/59 (79.7)12/59 (20.3)Pus wound had an OR = 7.0304, CI 4.2416–11.658, p < 0.0001
Sputum85/91 (93.4)6/91 (6.6)
Urine39/98 (39.8)59/98 (60.2)
Wound Pus 254/274 (92.7)20/274 (7.3)
Body fluid 23/25 (92.0)2/25 (8.0)
Tissue 14/15 (93.3)1/15 (6.7)
Others16/60 (26.7)44/60 (73.3)
Year201066/90 (73.3)24/90 (26.7)p = 0.3933
201153/66 (80.3)13/66 (19.7)
201275/91 (82.4)16/91 (17.6)
201359/75 (78.7)16/75 (21.3)
201487/106 (82.1)19/106 (17.9)
201590/126 (71.4)36/126 (28.6)
201648/68 (70.6)20/68 (29.4)
OR: odds ratio, CI: 95% confidence interval, ICU: intensive care unit, CCU: cardiac care unit.
Table
Table 3. Incidence rate of A. baumannii and A. baumannii MDR infections by year and hospital department.
Table 3. Incidence rate of A. baumannii and A. baumannii MDR infections by year and hospital department.
No of A. baumannii Cases/No of Admission per YearA. baumannii Isolates Rate/1000 AdmissionsNo of A. baumannii MDR Cases/No of Admission per YearA. baumannii MDR Rate/1000 Admissions
Year201090/17,5875.1166/17,5873.75
201166/18,1913.6253/18,1912.91
201291/19,8564.5875/19,8563.77
201375/20,7523.6159/20,7522.84
2014106/21,3244.9787/21,3244.08
2015126/20,1746.2490/20,1744.46
DepartmentsSurgery231/48,6804.75197/48,6804.05
ICU/CCU207/885523.38189/885521.34
Pediatrics22/16,9921.2912/16,9920.71
Medical27/43,3570.6224/43,3570.55
Table
Table 4. Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of A. bummanii by Vitek 2.
Table 4. Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of A. bummanii by Vitek 2.
Antibiotic NameAntibiotic Subclass%R%I%S
AmikacinAminoglycosides37.19.753.2
GentamicinAminoglycosides62.67.729.7
TobramycinAminoglycosides37.219.143.8
ImipenemCarbapenems68.93.227.9
MeropenemCarbapenems75.15.419.5
TetracyclineTetracyclines65.410.324.3
TigecyclineTetracyclines7.223.869
MinocyclineTetracyclines23.820.156.1
AmpicillinAminopenicillins88.210.90.9
Ampicillin/SulbactamBeta-lactam + Inhibitors6015.724.3
Piperacillin/TazobactamBeta-lactam + Inhibitors80.31.318.3
CefazolinCephalosporin I99.500.5
CefoxitinCephalosporin II99.500.5
CefuroximeCephalosporin II97.71.50.8
CeftazidimeCephalosporin III77.95.117
CefotaximeCephalosporin III85.311.63.2
CeftriaxoneCephalosporin III83.515.41.2
CefepimeCephalosporin IV81.92.215.9
AztreonamMonobactams95.53.70.7
CiprofloxacinFluoroquinolones830.316.8
LevofloxacinFluoroquinolones62.523.314.3
Trimethoprim/SulfamethoxazoleFolate pathway inhibitors49.9050.1
ColistinPolymyxin2.3097.7
R: resistant, I: intermediate, S: sensitive. Colistin MIC ≤ 2 μg/mL = I and MIC > 4 μg/mL = R.
Table
Table 5. Phenotypic test for detection of carbapenemase-producing A. baumannii. Carbapenemase screening test was performed with disk diffusion test while carbapenemase confirmation test was performed by Double-Disk Potentiation test.
Table 5. Phenotypic test for detection of carbapenemase-producing A. baumannii. Carbapenemase screening test was performed with disk diffusion test while carbapenemase confirmation test was performed by Double-Disk Potentiation test.
Resistance (%)Susceptible (%)
Carbapenemase screening testimipenem100%0%
meropenem99.2%0.8%
Positive (%)Negative (%)
Carbapenemase Confirmation testimipenem with EDTA97.7%2.3%
meropenem with EDTA99.2%0.8%
Table
Table 6. Carbapenem resistance genes among A. baumannii.
Table 6. Carbapenem resistance genes among A. baumannii.
Positive (%)Negative (%)
OXA-51100%0%
OXA-2398.5%1.5%
KPC0%100%
IMP0.8%99.2%
VIM26.6% 73.4%
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