Dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains carrying the blaGES, blaNDM and blaOXA23 in Morocco

Background Acinetobacter baumannii is a microorganism which has been classified by the World Health Organization in the list of the bacterial strains that pose the biggest danger to human health. This study was performed to determine the susceptibility profile to carbapenems and to detect carbapenemases production in 111 A. baumannii isolates. Among these 30 are environmental isolates and 81 are from the three major hospitals in Morocco.