[HTML][HTML] Biology of Acinetobacter baumannii: Pathogenesis, Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms, and Prospective Treatment Options

CR Lee, JH Lee, M Park, KS Park, IK Bae… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is undoubtedly one of the most successful pathogens responsible
for hospital-acquired nosocomial infections in the modern healthcare system. Due to the …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution and emergence of antibiotic resistance in given ecosystems: possible strategies for addressing the challenge of antibiotic resistance

R Selvarajan, C Obize, T Sibanda, ALK Abia, H Long - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics were once considered the magic bullet for all human infections. However, their
success was short-lived, and today, microorganisms have become resistant to almost all …

Prevalence of Aminoglycoside Resistance and Aminoglycoside Modifying Enzymes in Acinetobacter baumannii Among Intensive Care Unit Patients, Ismailia, Egypt

R Kishk, N Soliman, N Nemr, R Eldesouki… - Infection and Drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen that rapidly develops
antibiotic resistance against commonly prescribed antimicrobial agents in hospitalized …

[HTML][HTML] Resistance integrons; A mini review

F Akrami, M Rajabnia, A Pournajaf - Caspian journal of internal …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Integrons are a segment of dsDNA that play a major role in bacterial adaptation and
evolution. These genetic determinants are known by the presence of three necessary …

Copy number of an integron-encoded antibiotic resistance locus regulates a virulence and opacity switch in Acinetobacter baumannii AB5075

SE Anderson, CY Chin, DS Weiss, PN Rather - Mbio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
We describe a novel genetic mechanism in which tandem amplification of a plasmid-borne
integron regulates virulence, opacity variation, and global gene expression by altering levels …

[HTML][HTML] CRISPR-Based Gene Editing in Acinetobacter baumannii to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

M Junaid, K Thirapanmethee, P Khuntayaporn… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant threat to the health, social, environment,
and economic sectors on a global scale and requires serious attention to addressing this …

[HTML][HTML] Resistome study in aquatic environments

H Shin, Y Kim, S Han, HG Hur - Journal of Microbiology and …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since the first discovery of antibiotics, introduction of new antibiotics has been coupled with
the occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation of ciprofloxacin resistance with the AdeABC efflux system in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates

A Ardebili, AR Lari, M Talebi - Annals of laboratory medicine, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most important pathogens capable of
colonization in burn patients, leading to drug-resistant wound infections. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates obtained from two hospital outbreaks in Los Angeles County …

WA Warner, SN Kuang, R Hernandez, MC Chong… - BMC infectious …, 2016 - Springer
Background Antibiotic resistant strains of Acinetobacter baumannii have been responsible
for an increasing number of nosocomial infections including bacteremia and ventilator …