Title of article :
Molecular Typing of Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter bau-mannii Using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD-PCR)
Author/Authors :
Mohammadi, Fatemeh Department of Microbiology - Faculty of Medicine - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences - Hamadan, Iran , Karami, Pezhman Department of Microbiology - Faculty of Medicine - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences - Hamadan, Iran , Arabestani, Mohammad Reza Department of Microbiology - Faculty of Medicine - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences - Hamadan, Iran , Khaledi, Azad Department of Microbiology and Immunology - Faculty of Medicine - Kashan University of Medical Sciences - Kashan, Iran , Alikhani, Mohammad Youssef Department of Microbiology - Faculty of Medicine - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences - Hamadan, Iran
Abstract :
Today, Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most important pathogens in the development of hos-pital infections. This organism is responsible for creating 2 to 10% of all infections created by Gram-negative organisms in intensive care unit (ICU) (1). During the last decade, the prevalence of hospital-acquired infections due to this bacte-rium has increased significantly, especially in pa-tients admitted to ICU, burn, and surgery wards. Patients admitted to these wards are exposed to organisms such as Acinetobacter owing to the com-plexity of their care and their particular conditions, as well as the use of various medical equipment during treatment.
Keywords :
DNA , Molecular Typing , RAPD , RAPD-PCR , baumanni
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Public Health
