Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii as an emerging concern in hospitals

S Ibrahim, N Al-Saryi, IMS Al-Kadmy, SN Aziz - Molecular biology reports, 2021 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii has become a major concern for scientific attention due to
extensive antimicrobial resistance. This resistance causes an increase in mortality rate …

Emergence, molecular mechanisms and global spread of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

M Hamidian, SJ Nigro - Microbial genomics, 2019 - microbiologyresearch.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen that has emerged as a global threat
because of high levels of resistance to many antibiotics, particularly those considered to be …

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: A challenge in the intensive care unit

Y Jiang, Y Ding, Y Wei, C Jian, J Liu… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) has become one of the leading
causes of healthcare-associated infections globally, particularly in intensive care units …

[HTML][HTML] Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreaks: a global problem in healthcare settings

MNL Kurihara, RO Sales, KE Silva… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION: The increase in the prevalence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter
baumannii infections in hospital settings has rapidly emerged worldwide as a serious health …

Predominance of international clone 2 multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Thailand: a nationwide study

P Khuntayaporn, P Kanathum, J Houngsaitong… - Annals of clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as one of the common multidrug
resistance pathogens causing hospital-acquired infections. This study was conducted to …

Whole-genome-sequence-based characterization of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii hospital outbreak

G Makke, I Bitar, T Salloum, B Panossian, S Alousi… - MSphere, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) is an important opportunistic
pathogen linked to a variety of nosocomial infections and hospital outbreaks worldwide. This …

[HTML][HTML] Carbapenamase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in China, Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic review and meta-analysis

H Yu, G Ezpeleta-Lobato, X Han… - MEDICC …, 2022 - SciELO Public Health
INTRODUCTION Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is a complex health
problem, causing difficulties in clinical–therapeutic management worldwide. It is of particular …

Acinetobacter baumannii Sequence Types Harboring Genes Encoding Aminoglycoside Modifying Enzymes and 16SrRNA Methylase; a Multicenter Study from …

M Khurshid, MH Rasool, UA Ashfaq… - Infection and Drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The aminoglycosides are widely used for the therapeutic management of
infections caused by gram-negative bacteria, including the Acinetobacter baumannii strains …

Genomic analysis of CTX-M-115 and OXA-23/-72 co-producing Acinetobacter baumannii, and their potential to spread resistance genes by natural transformation

JB Vuillemenot, M Bour, R Beyrouthy… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objectives To characterize Acinetobacter baumannii strains co-producing the ESBL
CTX-M-115 and carbapenem-hydrolysing class D β-lactamases (CHDLs), and to assess the …

Molecular epidemiology and carbapenem resistance characteristics of Acinetobacter baumannii causing bloodstream infection from 2009 to 2018 in northwest China

Y Gu, W Zhang, J Lei, L Zhang, X Hou, J Tao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by Acinetobacter baumannii poses a serious threat to
health and is correlated with high mortality in patients with hospital-acquired infections, so …