Global Challenge of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

F Perez, AM Hujer, KM Hujer, BK Decker… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
We may soon be facing the end of the “antibiotic era.” The initial and seemingly unstoppable
success of antibiotics, the fruit of human ingenuity, has been countered by an escalation of …

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: mechanisms of virulence and resistance

NC Gordon, DW Wareham - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2010 - Elsevier
Infection due to Acinetobacter baumannii has become a significant challenge to modern
healthcare systems. The organism shows a formidable capacity to develop antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

A Abbo, S Navon-Venezia… - Emerging infectious …, 2005 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To understand the epidemiology of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and
define individual risk factors for MDR, we used epidemiologic methods, performed organism …

Acinetobacter baumannii: an emerging multidrug-resistant threat

TD Gootz, A Marra - Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Amid the recent attention focused on the growing impact of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, the …

The rise of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

BA Evans, A Hamouda… - Current pharmaceutical …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Acinetobacter spp. are Gram-negative bacteria that have become one of the most difficult
pathogens to treat. The species A. baumannii, largely unknown 30 years ago, has risen to …

[HTML][HTML] Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Resistance by Any Other Name Would Still be Hard to Treat

DA Butler, M Biagi, X Tan, S Qasmieh… - Current infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) is an infamous nosocomial
pathogen with a seemingly limitless capacity for antimicrobial resistance, leading to few …

Acinetobacter baumannii: Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Treatment Options

GM Eliopoulos, LL Maragakis… - Clinical infectious …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is recognized to be among the most difficult
antimicrobial-resistant gram-negative bacilli to control and treat. Increasing antimicrobial …

Insight into Acinetobacter baumannii: pathogenesis, global resistance, mechanisms of resistance, treatment options, and alternative modalities

M Asif, IA Alvi, SU Rehman - Infection and drug resistance, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Acinetobacter baumannii, once considered a low-category pathogen, has emerged as an
obstinate infectious agent. The scientific community is paying more attention to this …

Screening and deciphering antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: a state of the art

RA Bonnin, P Nordmann, L Poirel - Expert review of anti-infective …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Acinetobacter baumannii, recognized as a serious threat in healthcare facilities, has the
ability to develop resistance to antibiotics quite easily. This resistance is related to either …

[HTML][HTML] Biology of Acinetobacter baumannii: Pathogenesis, Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms, and Prospective Treatment Options

CR Lee, JH Lee, M Park, KS Park, IK Bae… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is undoubtedly one of the most successful pathogens responsible
for hospital-acquired nosocomial infections in the modern healthcare system. Due to the …