Acinetobacter baumannii: a universal threat to public health?

H Giamarellou, A Antoniadou… - International journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter spp. are non-fermentative, strictly aerobic, Gram-negative microorganisms
with a confusing taxonomic history. The Acinetobacter baumannii–Acinetobacter …

Acinetobacter baumannii Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms

I Kyriakidis, E Vasileiou, ZD Pana, A Tragiannidis - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative ESKAPE microorganism that poses a threat to
public health by causing severe and invasive (mostly nosocomial) infections linked with high …

Drug treatment for multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections

M Bassetti, E Righi, S Esposito, N Petrosillo, L Nicolini - 2008 - Future Medicine
Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged in the last decades as a major cause of healthcare-
associated infections and nosocomial outbreaks. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) A. baumannii is …

Acinetobacter baumannii: evolution of antimicrobial resistance—treatment options

Y Doi, GL Murray, AY Peleg - Seminars in respiratory and …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
The first decade of the 20th century witnessed a surge in the incidence of infections due to
several highly antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in hospitals worldwide. Acinetobacter …

Antibiotic resistance determinants in nosocomial strains of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

JK Mak, MJ Kim, J Pham, J Tapsall… - Journal of antimicrobial …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To investigate the presence of resistance genes in nosocomial multidrug-
resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from outbreak and sporadic settings …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: From bench to bedside

MF Lin, CY Lan - World Journal of Clinical Cases: WJCC, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is undoubtedly one of the most successful
pathogens in the modern healthcare system. With invasive procedures, antibiotic use and …

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii as an emerging concern in hospitals

S Ibrahim, N Al-Saryi, IMS Al-Kadmy, SN Aziz - Molecular biology reports, 2021 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii has become a major concern for scientific attention due to
extensive antimicrobial resistance. This resistance causes an increase in mortality rate …

Antibiotic‐Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Increasing Success Remains a Challenge as a Nosocomial Pathogen

AM Gonzalez-Villoria… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Antibiotic‐resistant infectious bacteria currently imply a high risk and therefore constitute a
strong challenge when treating patients in hospital settings. Characterization of these …

Genetics, epidemiology, and clinical manifestations of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

P Nasr - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2020 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter baumannii infections have become an emerging health concern in hospitals
across the world and are often associated with nosocomial infections with poorer clinical …

Multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections: epidemiology and management

J Garnacho-Montero… - Current opinion in …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
The optimal treatment for multidrug-resistant A. baumannii nosocomial infections has not
been established. Carbapenems are the mainstay of treatment in susceptible isolates …