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Proportions of non-susceptible isolates were calculated from the antibacterial susceptibility data. MDR was defined as an isolate being non-susceptible to at least one antibacterial agent in at least three antibacterial categories. The change in proportions of MDR isolates; extended-spectrum \u03b2-lactamase (ESBL)-producing isolates; and non-susceptible isolates to specific antibacterial categories over calendar time was investigated by logistic regression. The proportions of MDR and ESBL-producing isolates ranged from 89.4% to 95.9% and from 87.9% to 94.0%; respectively. The proportions of non-susceptible isolates to aminoglycosides; carbapenems; antipseudomonal penicillins\/\u03b2-lactamase inhibitors; cephalosporins; folate pathway inhibitors; or penicillins\/\u03b2-lactamase inhibitors exceeded 77.5%. Proportions of fluoroquinolone and tetracycline non-susceptible isolates ranged from 65.3% to 83.3% and from 71.3% to 75.9%; respectively. No changes in trends were observed over time; except for a decreasing trend in fluoroquinolone non-susceptible isolates (OR = 0.75 (95% CI, 0.62\u20130.91)). Significantly higher proportions of non-susceptible; MDR and ESBL-producing isolates were found among isolates from the respiratory system compared to isolates from all other specimen types (p &lt; 0.05). High proportions of MDR Acinetobacter spp. isolates were observed in the period from 2011\u20132014. Antimicrobial stewardship programmes are needed to prevent the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph15010153","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,1,22]],"date-time":"2018-01-22T04:51:13Z","timestamp":1516596673000},"page":"153","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["High Proportions of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter spp. Isolates in a District in Western India: A Four-Year Antibiotic Susceptibility Study of Clinical Isolates"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5337-8619","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ingvild","family":"Odsbu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Smita","family":"Khedkar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bac-Test Laboratory, College Road, Nashik 422005, Maharashtra, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Uday","family":"Khedkar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bac-Test Laboratory, College Road, Nashik 422005, Maharashtra, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sandeep","family":"Nerkar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden"},{"name":"Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance, Department of Environmental Medicine, R.D. 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