Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Resistance by Any Other Name Would Still be Hard to Treat

DA Butler, M Biagi, X Tan, S Qasmieh… - Current infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) is an infamous nosocomial
pathogen with a seemingly limitless capacity for antimicrobial resistance, leading to few …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic diversity of carbapenem-resistant isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii in Europe

KJ Towner, K Levi, M Vlassiadi… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2008 - Elsevier
In total, 96 carbapenem-resistant isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii were obtained from 25
hospitals in 17 European countries. Imipenem MICs ranged from< 4 to 128 mg/L on retesting …

Drug Treatment for Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Infections

M Bassetti, E Righi, S Esposito, N Petrosillo… - Future …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Insights into the global molecular epidemiology of carbapenem non-susceptible clones of Acinetobacter baumannii

N Karah, A Sundsfjord, K Towner… - Drug Resistance Updates, 2012 - Elsevier
The global emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR) among Gram-negative bacteria has
dramatically limited the therapeutic options. During the last two decades, Acinetobacter …

Molecular Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Carbapenem Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Endemic in New York City

J Quale, S Bratu, D Landman… - Clinical infectious …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a serious nosocomial
pathogen in certain areas. In Brooklyn, New York, citywide surveillance revealed that∼ 2 of …

A diverse panel of clinical Acinetobacter baumannii for research and development

MR Galac, E Snesrud, F Lebreton, J Stam… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Over the past two decades, Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a leading cause of
nosocomial infections worldwide. Of particular concern are panresistant strains, leading the …

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] Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

A Abbo, S Navon-Venezia… - Emerging infectious …, 2005 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To understand the epidemiology of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and
define individual risk factors for MDR, we used epidemiologic methods, performed organism …

A global view on carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

C Müller, S Reuter, J Wille, K Xanthopoulou, D Stefanik… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
To give an update on the molecular epidemiology and global distribution of carbapenemase
encoding genes, we subjected 313 carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated …

Genetic Basis of Multidrug Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates at a Tertiary Medical Center in Pennsylvania

JM Adams-Haduch, DL Paterson… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A total of 49 unique clinical isolates of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter
baumannii identified at a tertiary medical center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, between …