NEW DELHI: A survey carried out by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to determine the trend in antibiotic resistance across the country has shown that Acinetobacter baumannii, a gram-negative bacteria known to cause infection in the blood, urinary tract and lungs among others, is resistant to high-end antibiotics.
According to the ICMR report, the survey found 87.5% samples of Acinetobacter baumannii tested in 2021 were resistant to carbapenems, which is a high-end antibiotic. This, researchers said, limited the treatment option in individuals suffering from infection caused by the bacteria. “Susceptibility to minocycline — a tetracycline antibiotic — was close to 50% making it the most susceptible antibiotic after colistin for Acinetobacter baumannii,” it added.
