Acinetobacter baumannii has become a major concern for scientific attention due to
extensive antimicrobial resistance. This resistance causes an increase in mortality rate …

SUMMARY β-Lactam antibiotics have been widely used as therapeutic agents for the past
70 years, resulting in emergence of an abundance of β-lactam-inactivating β-lactamases …

Being a multidrug-resistant and an invasive pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii is one of
the major causes of nosocomial infections in the current healthcare system. It has been …

Carbapenem resistance is a major and an on-going public health problem globally. It occurs
mainly among Gram-negative pathogens such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas …

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 Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the major concerns in clinical
settings impelling a great challenge to antimicrobial therapy for patients with infections …

Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex is the most commonly identified species in
the genus Acinetobacter and it accounts for a large percentage of nosocomial infections …

The OXA β-lactamases were among the earliest β-lactamases detected; however, these
molecular class D β-lactamases were originally relatively rare and always plasmid …

Acinetobacter baumannii is a leading cause of nosocomial infections as this pathogen has
certain attributes that facilitate subversion of natural defenses of the human body. A …

Antimicrobial resistance is a normal evolutionary process for microorganisms. Antibiotics
exerted accelerated selective pressure that hasten bacterial resistance through mutation …