[HTML][HTML] Molecular characterisation of an Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak

LL Al-Hassan, LA Al-Madboly - Infection Prevention in Practice, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Acinetobacter baumannii are problematic hospital pathogens, and the
increased incidence of multi drug resistance has significantly limited treatment options. The …

Molecular epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii in different hospitals in Tripoli, Lebanon using bla OXA-51-like sequence based typing

R Rafei, H Pailhoriès, M Hamze, M Eveillard, H Mallat… - BMC microbiology, 2015 - Springer
Background A. baumannii has emerged as an important nosocomial pathogen with an
outstanding ability to acquire multidrug resistant mechanisms. In this study, we investigate …

Increased blaOXA-23-like prevalence in Acinetobacter baumannii at a tertiary care center in Lebanon (2007-2013)

SS Kanj, R Tayyar, M Shehab, B El-Hafi… - The Journal of Infection …, 2018 - jidc.org
Introduction: Acinetobacter baumannii has become one of the most feared organisms in
hospital-acquired infections during the past decades. Their multi-drug resistant profiles have …

Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem‐resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from three major hospitals in Jordan

Q Ababneh, N Aldaken, Z Jaradat… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background In the last decade, incidences of carbapenem‐resistant Acinetobacter
baumannii have been increasingly reported worldwide. Consequently, A. baumannii was …

Multiple sequence types responsible for healthcare-associated Acinetobacter baumannii dissemination in a single centre in Egypt

L Al-Hassan, MM Zafer, H El-Mahallawy - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 - Springer
Background Acinetobacter baumannii is an increasingly worrying organism in the
healthcare setting, due to its multidrug resistance and persistence. Prolonged …

Outbreaks of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains in a Kenyan teaching hospital

CA Huber, AL Sartor, F McOdimba, R Shah… - Journal of Global …, 2014 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter baumannii is a serious nosocomial pathogen with a high propensity to cause
outbreaks. Whilst outbreaks of A. baumannii have been reported in many regions worldwide …

Significant spread of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii genotypes of clonal complex 92 among intensive care unit patients in a university hospital in …

F Saffari, T Monsen, A Karmostaji… - Journal of Medical …, 2017 - microbiologyresearch.org
Purpose. Infections associated with Acinetobacter baumannii represent an increasing threat
in healthcare settings. Therefore, we investigated the epidemiological relationship between …

Emergence of different Acinetobacter baumannii clones in a Croatian hospital and correlation with antibiotic susceptibility

R Ladavac, B Bedenić, M Vranić-Ladavac… - Journal of global …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives During routine diagnostic laboratory work, the clinical microbiologist observed an
increase of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates with three different carbapenem susceptibility …

Molecular epidemiology and spatiotemporal analysis of hospital-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii infection in a tertiary care hospital in southern Thailand

S Chusri, V Chongsuvivatwong, JI Rivera… - Journal of Hospital …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Acinetobacter baumannii is a major hospital-acquired pathogen in Thailand
that has a negative effect on patient survival. The nature of its transmission is poorly …

Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated from Lebanese Patients: Phenotypes and Genotypes of Resistance, Clonality, and Determinants of Pathogenicity

E Dahdouh, M Hajjar, M Suarez… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen that usually affects critically
ill patients. High mortality rates have been associated with MDR A. baumannii infections …