“…Inaddition, our results agree with the reported results in Iran among MDR A. baumannii in which 91.2% were resistant to ceftazidime [17]. In the present study, sputum samples (61, 54.5%) were the main source of A. baumannii, followed by (20, 17.9%) from blood samples, (17,15.2%) wound swab, then (5, 4.5%) CSF, (4, 3.6%) C.V. Line, (3, 2.7%) pus, (1, 0.9%) urine and (1, 0.9%) pleural fluid. In previous study conducted in Coimbatore, South India isolation rate was found to be 73% from respiratory secretions [18].…”