Navigating Available Treatment Options for Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus Complex Infections

RK Shields, DL Paterson… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex (CRAB) is one of
the top-priority pathogens for new antibiotic development. Unlike other antibiotic-resistant …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: From bench to bedside

MF Lin, CY Lan - World Journal of Clinical Cases: WJCC, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is undoubtedly one of the most successful
pathogens in the modern healthcare system. With invasive procedures, antibiotic use and …

Rationalizing antimicrobial therapy in the ICU: a narrative review

JF Timsit, M Bassetti, O Cremer, G Daikos… - Intensive care …, 2019 - Springer
The massive consumption of antibiotics in the ICU is responsible for substantial ecological
side effects that promote the dissemination of multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB) in this …

Management of adults with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia: 2016 clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America …

AC Kalil, ML Metersky, M Klompas… - Clinical infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among
patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular …

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Colonization, Infection and Current Treatment Options

C Bartal, KVI Rolston, L Nesher - Infectious diseases and therapy, 2022 - Springer
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) causes colonization and infection
predominantly in hospitalized patients. Distinction between the two is a challenge. When …

[HTML][HTML] European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) guidelines for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram …

M Paul, E Carrara, P Retamar, T Tängdén… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Scope These ESCMID guidelines address the targeted antibiotic treatment of third-
generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (3GCephRE) and carbapenem …

New perspectives on antimicrobial agents: cefiderocol

EK McCreary, EL Heil, PD Tamma - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial resistance to carbapenem agents has reached alarming levels. Accordingly,
collaborative efforts between national and international organizations and the …

Framework for optimisation of the clinical use of colistin and polymyxin B: the Prato polymyxin consensus

RL Nation, J Li, O Cars, W Couet… - The Lancet infectious …, 2015 - thelancet.com
In the face of diminishing therapeutic options for the treatment of infections caused by
multidrug-resistant, Gram-negative bacteria, clinicians are increasingly using colistin and …

Acinetobacter baumannii: evolution of antimicrobial resistance—treatment options

Y Doi, GL Murray, AY Peleg - Seminars in respiratory and …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
The first decade of the 20th century witnessed a surge in the incidence of infections due to
several highly antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in hospitals worldwide. Acinetobacter …

[HTML][HTML] Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: in pursuit of an effective treatment

ET Piperaki, LS Tzouvelekis, V Miriagou… - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) has gained
global notoriety as a critically important nosocomial pathogen. It mostly affects debilitated …