Two Bahraini medical students presented their research on drug-resistant superbugs at an international conference in Italy.
Zainab Salman and Zainab Saleh, from the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences at the Arabian Gulf University (AGU), attended the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) Conference in Milan.
Their research poster was titled ‘Phenotypic and Genotypic Colistin Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: Genomic Insights, Occurrence and Diagnostic Methods Performance’ and was supervised by AGU Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases head Professor Mohammed Shahid, and Dr Mohammed Shadab from the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences.
The research highlighted the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, particularly in bacteria associated with hospital-acquired infections, with a focus on genomic understanding of the bacteria and assessing the effectiveness of current diagnostic methods.
Their participation in this prestigious international conference reflects AGU’s commitment to supporting student-led research and strengthening its presence in global academic forums, said a statement yesterday.
It also reinforces the university’s standing as a distinguished scientific centre in the region that contributes to finding innovative solutions to global health challenges.
Bahrain is taking pro-active efforts to fight off superbugs or anti-microbial resistance (AMR) to antibiotics.
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