PME and Other ESBL-Positive Multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Hospitalized Patients in the Region of Kurdistan, Iraq.

Nosocomial infections occur worldwide and also in the Kurdistan region. Frequently patients colonized with multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates are encountered in many hospitals. As information is lacking with respect to the mechanisms of resistance responsible for the multiresistant character of the P.

OXA-Carbapenemases Present in Clinical Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus Complex Isolates from Patients in Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

In addition to intrinsic resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii, many different types of acquired resistance mechanisms have been reported, including the presence of VIM and IMP metallo β-lactamases and also of bla and bla enzymes. In the Kurdistan region of Iraq, the multiresistant A. baumannii-calcoaceticus complex is prevalent.