Insights into Acinetobacter baumannii pathogenicity

GM Cerqueira, AY Peleg - IUBMB life, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Acinetobacter spp. have justifiably received significant attention from the public, scientific,
and medical communities. Over recent years, Acinetobacter, particularly Acinetobacter …

Acinetobacter baumannii in the critically ill: complex infections get complicated

I Cavallo, A Oliva, R Pages, F Sivori, M Truglio… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is increasingly associated with various epidemics, representing a
serious concern due to the broad level of antimicrobial resistance and clinical …

Nosocomial infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii a major threat worldwide

H Richet, PE Fournier - Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2006 - cambridge.org
Currently, Acinetobacter baumannii is considered to be an important and emerging hospital-
acquired pathogen worldwide. 1 It is responsible for 2%-10% of all gram-negative bacterial …

Acinetobacter baumannii maintains its virulence after long-time starvation

I Chapartegui-González, M Lázaro-Díez, Z Bravo… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is a cause of healthcare-associated infections. Although A.
baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen, its infections are notoriously difficult to treat due to …

The emergence of resistant strains of Acinetobacter baumannii: clinical and infection control implications

ME Dy, JA Nord, VJ LaBombardi… - Infection Control & …, 1999 - cambridge.org
A prospective study was undertaken to determine colonization rates, susceptibility profiles,
and outcomes in patients with clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii. Fifty percent of …

Prevalence of Acinetobacter baumannii in Saudi Arabia: risk factors, antimicrobial resistance patterns and mechanisms of carbapenem resistance

ME Ibrahim - Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials, 2019 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii is an important opportunistic pathogen due to its capabilities for
developing mechanisms of resistance to a wide range of antimicrobial agents including …

[PDF][PDF] Acinetobacter spp. - a serious enemy threatening hospitals worldwide.

B Kurcik-Trajkovska - 2009 - mjms.mk
Acinetobacter is gram-negative, strictly aerobic bacteria. It is a heterogeneous group of
organisms that is ubiquitous, widely distributed in nature. Surviving in hospital environment …

[HTML][HTML] Control and management of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: A review of the evidence and proposal of novel approaches

SE Weinberg, A Villedieu, N Bagdasarian… - Infection Prevention in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hospital-acquired infections are on the rise and are a substantial cause of clinical and
financial burden for healthcare systems. While infection control plays a major role in …

The emergence of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter species: a major concern in the hospital setting

GW Hanlon - Letters in applied microbiology, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Acinetobacter spp. have emerged in recent years as a major cause of nosocomial infections
that are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Developing resistance patterns …

The Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Its Vaccination Status among Healthcare Providers

A Elbehiry, E Marzouk, I Moussa, Y Mushayt… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is growing concern among healthcare providers worldwide regarding the prevalence
of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii). Some of the worst hospital …