[HTML][HTML] Acinetobacter baumannii Infections in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic

K Rangel, TPG Chagas, SG De-Simone - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated an overuse of antimicrobials in critically ill patients.
Acinetobacter baumannii frequently causes nosocomial infections, particularly in intensive …

[HTML][HTML] Convergence of Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Infection

S Roy, G Chowdhury, AK Mukhopadhyay… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a leading cause of nosocomial infections as this
pathogen has certain attributes that facilitate the subversion of natural defenses of the …

[HTML][HTML] Acinetobacter spp. as nosocomial pathogens: Epidemiology and resistance features

SB Almasaudi - Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
The genus Acinetobacter is a major cause of nosocomial infections; it is increasingly being
associated with various epidemics and has become a widespread concern in a variety of …

[HTML][HTML] The Population Structure of Acinetobacter baumannii: Expanding Multiresistant Clones from an Ancestral Susceptible Genetic Pool

L Diancourt, V Passet, A Nemec, L Dijkshoorn… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Outbreaks of hospital infections caused by multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
strains are of increasing concern worldwide. Although it has been reported that particular …

Acinetobacter: an old friend, but a new enemy

KJ Towner - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2009 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter emerged as a significant nosocomial pathogen during the late 1970s,
probably as a consequence, at least in part, of increasing use of broad-spectrum antibiotics …

[HTML][HTML] Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus–Acinetobacter baumannii complex with the proposal of Acinetobacter pittii sp …

A Nemec, L Krizova, M Maixnerova… - Research in …, 2011 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter genomic species (gen. sp.) 3 and gen. sp. 13TU are increasingly recognized
as clinically important taxa within the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii …

[HTML][HTML] Assesment of polyphenolic compounds against biofilms produced by clinical Acinetobacter baumannii strains using in silico and in vitro models

L Mumtaz, A Farid, SY Alomar, N Ahmad… - Saudi Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Several types of microbial infections are caused by Acinetobacter baumanii that has
developed resistance to antimicrobial agents. We therefore investigated the role of plant …

Phylogenomics Reveals Clear Cases of Misclassification and Genus-Wide Phylogenetic Markers for Acinetobacter

V Mateo-Estrada, L Graña-Miraglia… - Genome Biology and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Gram-negative Acinetobacter genus has several species of clear medical
relevance. Many fully sequenced genomes belonging to the genus have been published in …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of a Pathogen: A Comparative Genomics Analysis Identifies a Genetic Pathway to Pathogenesis in Acinetobacter

JW Sahl, JD Gillece, JM Schupp, VG Waddell… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is an emergent and global nosocomial pathogen. In addition to A.
baumannii, other Acinetobacter species, especially those in the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus …

Acinetobacter bereziniae sp. nov. and Acinetobacter guillouiae sp. nov., to accommodate Acinetobacter genomic species 10 and 11, respectively

A Nemec, M Musílek, O Šedo… - … of systematic and …, 2010 - microbiologyresearch.org
Acinetobacter genospecies (genomic species) 10 and 11 were described by Bouvet and
Grimont in 1986 on the basis of DNA–DNA reassociation studies and comprehensive …