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 …

Prevalence of Acinetobacter baumannii in Saudi Arabia: risk factors, antimicrobial resistance patterns and mechanisms of carbapenem resistance

ME Ibrahim - Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials, 2019 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii is an important opportunistic pathogen due to its capabilities for
developing mechanisms of resistance to a wide range of antimicrobial agents including …

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from Egypt

A Abouelfetouh, AS Torky, E Aboulmagd - Antimicrobial Resistance & …, 2019 - Springer
Background Antibiotic use is largely under-regulated in Egypt leading to the emergence of
resistant isolates. Carbapenems are last resort agents to treat Acinetobacter baumannii …

[HTML][HTML] Wide spread of OXA-23-producing carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii belonging to clonal complex II in different hospitals in Lebanon

A Al Atrouni, M Hamze, T Jisr, C Lemarié… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the molecular epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii strains
isolated from different hospitals in Lebanon. Methods A total of 119 non-duplicate …

[HTML][HTML] Acinetobacter baumannii: A multidrug-resistant pathogen, has emerged in Saudi Arabia

JA Aldali - Saudi Medical Journal, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A significant opportunistic pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) has evolved
mechanisms of resistance to a wide variety of antimicrobials, including carbapenems. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular characterization of clinical and environmental carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in a hospital of the Eastern Region of Saudi …

A Al-Hamad, T Pal, H Leskafi, H Abbas, H Hejles… - Journal of infection and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Environmental and clinical carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
(CRAb) isolated in a hospital of the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia were compared to …

Co-Existence of Carbapenemase-Encoding Genes in Acinetobacter baumannii from Cancer Patients

R Wasfi, F Rasslan, SS Hassan, HM Ashour… - Infectious Diseases and …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen, which can acquire new
resistance genes. Infections by carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAB) in cancer …

First Detection of GES-5 Carbapenemase-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii Isolate

MH Al-Agamy, K Jeannot, TS El-Mahdy… - Microbial Drug …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
This study was conducted to investigate the molecular epidemiology of resistance in
Acinetobacter baumannii isolates collected at a hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from …

Evolutionary dynamics of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii circulating in Chilean hospitals

A Opazo-Capurro, I San Martín… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
We analyze the evolutionary dynamics of ninety carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter
baumannii (CRAB) isolates collected between 1990 and 2015 in Chile. CRAB were …

Characterization of phenotypic and genotypic traits of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates recovered from a tertiary care hospital in Taif …

MF El-Badawy, SF Abdelwahab… - Infection and drug …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background and objective Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a common
nosocomial pathogen, which developed multi-drug-resistance to different classes of …