In Vitro Activity of Tigecycline Against Acinetobacter baumannii: Global Epidemiology and Resistance Mechanisms

S Pournaras, V Koumaki, V Gennimata… - … Infectious Diseases and …, 2016 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii is a pathogen of increasing concern, commonly causing outbreaks
in the hospital environment. Of particular concern, A. baumannii strains exhibiting resistance …

[PDF][PDF] In vitro activity of tigecycline against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates

R Ricciardi, AM Ricciardi, G Danzi - Infez Med, 2009 - infezmed.it
Acinetobacter baumannii is an important op-portunistic pathogen that is rapidly evolving
toward multidrug resistance (MDR) and is involved in various nosocomial infections …

Unexpected Tigecycline Resistance Among Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates: High Minor Error Rate by Etest

C Kulah, G Celebi, E Aktas, Z Mengeloglu… - Journal of …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Tigecycline seems to be a promising agent for treatment of resistant Acinetobacter
baumannii infections, however approved criteria for susceptibility testing are still lacking …

Comparative in vitro activities of tigecycline and 11 other antimicrobial agents against 215 epidemiologically defined multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii …

H Seifert, D Stefanik… - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Sir, Acinetobacter baumannii is a significant nosocomial pathogen, in particular in ICU
patients. Their multidrug resistance, propensity for clonal spread and involvement in hospital …

Tigecycline heteroresistance and resistance mechanism in clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii

J Jo, KS Ko - Microbiology spectrum, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Tigecycline is regarded as a last-resort treatment for multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter
baumannii. However, tigecycline resistance in A. baumannii has increased worldwide. In …

Resistance mechanisms of tigecycline in Acinetobacter baumannii

C Sun, Y Yu, X Hua - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is widely distributed in nature and in hospital settings and is a
common pathogen causing various infectious diseases. Currently, the drug resistance rate …

In-vitro activity of tigecycline against clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii in Taiwan

JW Liu, LS Wang, YJ Cheng, GJ Hsu, PL Lu… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
We performed susceptibility testing using the microdilution method to determine the in-vitro
activity of tigecycline against 393 Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates collected in 2006 …

Comparative assessment of antimicrobial susceptibility testing for tigecycline and colistin against Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates, including multidrug …

P Piewngam, P Kiratisin - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2014 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter baumannii has become a serious concern in clinical practice owing to its
multiple resistance to antimicrobial agents. Tigecycline and colistin may be used as …

Acinetobacter baumannii: Pathogenesis, virulence factors, novel therapeutic options and mechanisms of resistance to antimicrobial agents with emphasis on …

R Dehbanipour, Z Ghalavand - Journal of Clinical Pharmacy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
What is known and objective Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most important
nosocomial pathogens with the ability to cause infections such as meningitis, pneumonia …

High tigecycline resistance in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

S Navon-Venezia, A Leavitt… - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objectives Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii is increasing in our
hospital and worldwide, raising the necessity of finding effective therapies. We aimed to …