The study on the molecular epidemiological characteristics of carbapenem-resistant and carbapenem-susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii in the Intensive Care Unit of a cteaching hospital in Ningbo, China

This study aims to examine the variations in resistance genes, virulence genes, and drug susceptibility between carbapenem-resistant and carbapenem-susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii (CR-AB and CS-AB). Additionally, it seeks to assess the influence of efflux pump inhibitors on drug susceptibility, in order to provide new antimicrobial treatment strategies for CR-AB infections in the intensive care unit (ICU).