Snapshot of resistance and virulence features in ESCAPE strains frequently isolated from surgical wound infections in a Romanian hospital

Rayyif Sajjad Mohsin I; Alwan Wathek N.; Mohammed Hamzah B.; Barbu Ilda Czobor; Holban Alina M.; Gheorghe Irina; Banu Otilia; Shalal Omar S.; Chifiriuc Mariana C.; Mihaescu Grigore

doi:10.2478/rrlm-2022-0014

Romanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine (Apr 2022)

Snapshot of resistance and virulence features in ESCAPE strains frequently isolated from surgical wound infections in a Romanian hospital

Rayyif Sajjad Mohsin I,
Alwan Wathek N.,
Mohammed Hamzah B.,
Barbu Ilda Czobor,
Holban Alina M.,
Gheorghe Irina,
Banu Otilia,
Shalal Omar S.,
Chifiriuc Mariana C.,
Mihaescu Grigore

Affiliations

Rayyif Sajjad Mohsin I: Medical Laboratory Techniques Department, Kut University College, Iraq
Alwan Wathek N.: Medical Laboratory Techniques Department, Kut University College, Iraq
Mohammed Hamzah B.: Microbiology, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Romania
Barbu Ilda Czobor: Microbiology, Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, Romania
Holban Alina M.: Microbiology, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Romania
Gheorghe Irina: Microbiology, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Romania
Banu Otilia: Microbiology Laboratory, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases Prof. C.C. Iliescu, Romania
Shalal Omar S.: College of Health and Medical Technology, Middle Technical University, Iraq
Chifiriuc Mariana C.: Microbiology, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Romania
Mihaescu Grigore: Microbiology, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Romania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rrlm-2022-0014
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 30, no. 2
pp. 215 – 226

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Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the phenotypic features (adherence, biofilm formation, virulence, antibiotic susceptibility) and the genetic background of antibiotic resistance in nosocomial ESCAPE strains consecutively isolated from surgical wound infections in hospitalized patients.

Published in Romanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine

ISSN: 2284-5623 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/RRLM

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