Colistin Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: Molecular Mechanisms and Epidemiology

K Novović, B Jovčić - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is recognized as a clinically significant pathogen causing a wide
spectrum of nosocomial infections. Colistin was considered a last-resort antibiotic for the …

Mapping Global Prevalence of Acinetobacter baumannii and Recent Vaccine Development to Tackle It

C Ma, S McClean - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a leading cause of nosocomial infections that severely threaten
public health. The formidable adaptability and resistance of this opportunistic pathogen have …

Acinetobacter baumannii: biology and drug resistance—role of carbapenemases

P Nowak, P Paluchowska - Folia histochemica et …, 2016 - journals.viamedica.pl
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative, glucose-non-fermenting, oxidase-negative
coccobacillus, most commonly associated with the hospital settings. The ability to survive in …

Relationship between the Biofilm-Forming Capacity and Antimicrobial Resistance in Clinical Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates: Results from a Laboratory-Based In …

MG Donadu, V Mazzarello, P Cappuccinelli, S Zanetti… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The relationship between the multidrug-resistant (MDR) phenotype and biofilm-forming
capacity has been a topic of extensive interest among biomedical scientists, as these two …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro synergistic antibacterial activity of the essential oil from Zingiber cassumunar Roxb against extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains

W Boonyanugomol, K Kraisriwattana… - Journal of infection and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, we determined the antibacterial and synergistic activities of the essential oil
from Zingiber cassumunar against the extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter …

Polymyxin Resistance Among XDR ST1 Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clone Expanding in a Teaching Hospital

LDM Carrasco, ANG Dabul, CMS Boralli… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen primarily associated with multidrug-
resistant nosocomial infections, for which polymyxins are the last-resort antibiotics. This …

Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Associated with Carbapenem Resistance from the Whole‐Genome Sequence of Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from …

M Rao, FA Rashid, S Shukor… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The spread of carbapenem‐resistant A. baumannii (CrAb) is gaining worldwide
attention. The spread of this pathogen is largely due to its ability to acquire various …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics, non-carcinogenic risk assessment and prediction by HYSPLIT of bioaerosol released from Hospital and Municipal Sewage, China

Y Wang, S Zhang, Q Hong, H Song, L Yang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioaerosol is a new type of pollutant, which is related to the spread of many diseases. In
particular, the bioaerosol produced in the hospital sewage treatment process contains many …

Colistin Combined With Tigecycline: A Promising Alternative Strategy to Combat Escherichia coli Harboring blaNDM–5 and mcr-1

YF Zhou, P Liu, CJ Zhang, XP Liao, J Sun… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Infections due to carbapenem-resistant NDM-producing Escherichia coli represent a major
therapeutic challenge, especially in situations of pre-existing colistin resistance. The aim of …

Molecular Epidemiology of Emerging Carbapenem Resistance in Acinetobacter nosocomialis and Acinetobacter pittii in Taiwan, 2010 to 2014

FJ Chen, WC Huang, YC Liao, HY Wang… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
This study investigated the molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter
nosocomialis and Acinetobacter pittii (ANAP). Clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp …