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 …

Therapeutic options for Acinetobacter baumannii infections

J Vila, J Pachón - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Acinetobacter baumannii is an important cause of nosocomial infections, mainly in patients
in intensive care units. This microorganism, although with slight differences depending on …

Deciphering the Multifactorial Nature of Acinetobacter baumannii Pathogenicity

LCS Antunes, F Imperi, A Carattoli, P Visca - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Acinetobacter baumannii is an emerging bacterial pathogen that causes a
broad array of infections, particularly in hospitalized patients. Many studies have focused on …

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 …

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 …

Genome-wide recombination drives diversification of epidemic strains of Acinetobacter baumannii

ES Snitkin, AM Zelazny, CI Montero… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Acinetobacter baumannii is an emerging human pathogen and a significant cause of
nosocomial infections among hospital patients worldwide. The enormous increase in …

The Acinetobacter baumannii Oxymoron: Commensal Hospital Dweller Turned Pan-Drug-Resistant Menace

I Roca, P Espinal, X Vila-Farrés, J Vila - Frontiers in microbiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
During the past few decades Acinetobacter baumannii has evolved from being a commensal
dweller of health-care facilities to constitute one of the most annoying pathogens …

Comparative Genome Sequence Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

MD Adams, K Goglin, N Molyneaux… - Journal of …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
The recent emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR) in Acinetobacter baumannii has raised
concern in health care settings worldwide. In order to understand the repertoire of resistance …

The genomics of Acinetobacter baumannii: Insights into genome plasticity, antimicrobial resistance and pathogenicity

F Imperi, LCS Antunes, J Blom, L Villa, M Iacono… - IUBMB …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The genome sequences of a number of Acinetobacter baumannii strains, including
representatives of the main epidemic international lineages, have now been determined …

AB5075, a highly virulent isolate of Acinetobacter baumannii, as a model strain for the evaluation of pathogenesis and antimicrobial treatments

AC Jacobs, MG Thompson, CC Black, JL Kessler… - MBio, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is recognized as an emerging bacterial pathogen because of traits
such as prolonged survival in a desiccated state, effective nosocomial transmission, and an …