Biodiversity of carbapenem-resistant bacteria in clinical samples from the Southwest Amazon region (Rondônia/Brazil).

Brazil is recognized for its biodiversity and the genetic variability of its organisms. This genetic variability becomes even more valuable when it is properly documented and accessible. Understanding bacterial diversity through molecular characterization is necessary as it can improve patient treatment, reduce the length of hospital stays and the selection of resistant bacteria, and generate data for health and epidemiological surveillance.

Spread of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates belonging to IC1 and IC5 major clones in Rondônia state.

In Brazil, carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAB) is a critical pathogen showing high carbapenem resistance rates. Currently, there is little epidemiological data on A.