Acinetobacter baumannii displays inverse relationship between meropenem resistance and biofilm production

作者：Rodrigues Perez Leandro Reus

来源：Journal of Chemotherapy, 2015, 27(1): 13-16.

DOI：10.1179/1973947813Y.0000000159

• Biofilm
• Acinetobacter
• Carbapenem
• Oxacillinases

In this study the ability for biofilm production among meropenem (MEM)- resistant and - susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii isolates was verified. MEM susceptibility and biofilm production were screened in 116 isolates. Meropenem-resistant A. baumannii isolates showed a reduced ability to produce biofilms compared to those susceptible to MEM (P<0.0001). The results suggest an inverse relationship between biofilm production and MEM resistance in nosocomial A. baumanni isolates.

• 出版日期2015-2