Association of virulence gene expression with colistin-resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: analysis of genotype, antimicrobial susceptibility, and biofilm formation

• Main Authors: Abbas Bahador (Author), Zahra Farshadzadeh (Author), Reza Raoofian (Author), Masoumeh Mokhtaran (Author), Babak Pourakbari (Author), Maryam Pourhajibagher (Author), Farhad B. Hashemi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Acinetobacter baumannii causes difficult-to-treat nosocomial infections, which often lead to morbidity due to the development of antimicrobial drug resistance and expression of virulence genes. Data regarding the association of resistance to colistin, a last treatment option, and...