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

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 …

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

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

The use of antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation as a non-antibiotic alternative method to
inactivate Acinetobacter baumannii was described in response to the ever-growing problem …

Background and aim Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has received considerable
attention as an emerging and promising approach for treating superficial infections. The aim …

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

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

Drug-resistant biofilm producer A. baumannii isolates are a global concern that warns
researchers about the development of new treatments. This study was designed to analyze …

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