Introduction Widespread resistance to antimicrobial agents has led to a dearth of therapeutic
choices in treating Acinetobacter baumannii infections, leading to new strategies for …

Background. Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative, non-fermenting coccobacillus of
the Moraxellaceae family. It is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for several hospital …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is considered a promising alternative strategy to
control Acinetobacter baumannii infections. In this study, we evaluated the action of aPDT …

Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) has emerged as a pathogen of global importance
able to cause opportunistic infections on the skin, urinary tract, lungs, and bloodstream …

Acinetobacter baumannii and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia are opportunistic pathogens
causing hospital infections with limited treatment options due to bacterial multidrug …

The worldwide emergence of extensively drug resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii has
reduced the number of antimicrobials that exert high bactericidal activity against this …

Infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii have become a challenge for healthcare
professionals because of the rapid increase in Gram-negative bacteria resistant to …

Abstract Nosocomially-acquired multi-, extensively-, and pandrug resistant (MDR, XDR, and
PDR) strains of microorganisms such as Acinetobacter baumannii remain a serious cause of …

Highlights•Clinical, abattoir, and aquatic MDR A. baumanii were used with ATCC 19606
biofilm producing reference as positive control.•Methylene blue and Protoporphyrin IX were …

We report results of a study carried out to investigate photodynamic effect of Touildine blue
(TBO) on virulent factors secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Viability of MCF-7 cells …