Overall statement or summary :

The authors state assessed diversity of the clinical multi-drug resistant(MDR) A.baumannii in Kuwait by molecular characterization .A.baumannii is diverse in clonal origins and/or is undergoing clonal expansion continuously while multiple lineages of A.baumannii circulate in hospital ward simultaneously. this article had reasonable scientific rigour, but it need more clarity in the discussion and introduction.

Strengths :

structure of the article well organized and well balanced ,the English used in the article readable and good enough to convey the scientific meaning correctly

Weaknesses:

In the results, the “Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis ” section would seem to fit better in the methods and materials. It does not seem justified in the results.

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