To be or not to be an OXA-48 carbapenemase

L Dabos, S Oueslati, S Bernabeu, RA Bonnin, L Dortet… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since the first description of OXA-48, more than forty variants have been recovered from
Enterobacterales isolates. Whereas some OXA-48-related enzymes have been reported as …

An Acinetobacter non-baumannii Population Study: Antimicrobial Resistance Genes (ARGs)

A Baraka, GM Traglia, S Montaña, ME Tolmasky… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter non-baumannii species are becoming common etiologic agents of
nosocomial infections. Furthermore, clinical isolates belonging to this group of bacteria are …

Rectal colonization and nosocomial transmission of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit, Southwest Nigeria

EE Odih, EO Irek, TO Obadare, AO Oaikhena… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Acinetobacter baumannii are of major human health importance because they
cause life-threatening nosocomial infections and often are highly resistant to antimicrobials …

First Report of New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase-6 (NDM-6) in a Clinical Acinetobacter baumannii Isolate From Northern Spain

K Xanthopoulou, M Urrutikoetxea-Gutiérrez… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The objective of this study was the phenotypic and genotypic characterization of a
carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) isolate. The isolate, recovered in …

Co-infection of ST2IP carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with SARS-CoV-2 in the patients admitted to a Tehran tertiary referral hospital

A Abdollahi, A Aliramezani, M Salehi… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) is among the
most concerning cause of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) due to its high level of …

Aloe-emodin-mediated antimicrobial photodynamic therapy against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: An in vivo study

Y Wang, J Li, S Geng, X Wang, Z Cui, W Ma… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and aim Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has shown great potential
for treatment of superficial or localized multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii …

Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii inhibit osseointegration of orthopedic implants

H Choe, JM Tatro, BS Hausman, KM Hujer… - Infection and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial infections routinely cause inflammation and thereby impair osseointegration of
orthopedic implants. Acinetobacter spp., which cause osteomyelitis following trauma, on or …

Functional Analysis of the Acinetobacter baumannii XerC and XerD Site-Specific Recombinases: Potential Role in Dissemination of Resistance Genes

DL Lin, GM Traglia, R Baker, DJ Sherratt, MS Ramirez… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Modules composed of a resistance gene flanked by Xer site-specific recombination sites, the
vast majority of which were found in Acinetobacter baumannii, are thought to behave as …

Infection and burn injury

EJ Kelly, MA Oliver, BC Carney, JW Shupp - European Burn Journal, 2022 - mdpi.com
Burn injury is debilitating and among one of the most frequently occurring traumas. Critical
care improvements have allowed for increasingly positive outcomes. However, infection …

Combatting Planktonic and Biofilm Populations of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with Polymyxin-Based Combinations

M Wences, ER Wolf, C Li, N Singh, N Bah, X Tan… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) can cause serious infections that
are associated with high mortality rates. During the course of an infection, many CRAB …