Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii: resistance mechanisms and implications for therapy

AP Zavascki, CG Carvalhaes, RC Picao… - Expert review of anti …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii are major nosocomial pathogens
worldwide. Both are intrinsically resistant to many drugs and are able to become resistant to …

Emerging broad-spectrum resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii: mechanisms and epidemiology

A Potron, L Poirel, P Nordmann - International journal of antimicrobial …, 2015 - Elsevier
Multidrug resistance is quite common among non-fermenting Gram-negative rods, in
particular among clinically relevant species including Pseudomonas aeruginosa and …

Update on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii infections in the healthcare setting

S Navon-Venezia, R Ben-Ami… - Current opinion in …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
The emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii and their
genetic potential to carry and transfer diverse antibiotic resistance determinants pose a …

Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas Infections: Hard to Treat, But Hope on the Horizon?

L Nguyen, J Garcia, K Gruenberg… - Current infectious disease …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review As the sixth most common nosocomial pathogen in the USA,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa poses a significant threat to patients within the healthcare …

Antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: mechanisms and impact on treatment

REW Hancock, DP Speert - Drug resistance updates, 2000 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas aeruginosa continues to be a major cause of infections in Western society, in
part because of its high intrinsic resistance to antibiotics. It has been demonstrated that this …

Global Challenge of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

F Perez, AM Hujer, KM Hujer, BK Decker… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
We may soon be facing the end of the “antibiotic era.” The initial and seemingly unstoppable
success of antibiotics, the fruit of human ingenuity, has been countered by an escalation of …

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: mechanisms of virulence and resistance

NC Gordon, DW Wareham - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2010 - Elsevier
Infection due to Acinetobacter baumannii has become a significant challenge to modern
healthcare systems. The organism shows a formidable capacity to develop antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Pseudomonas aeruginosa: resistance and therapeutic options at the turn of the new millennium

N Mesaros, P Nordmann, P Plésiat… - Clinical microbiology …, 2007 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major cause of nosocomial infections. This organism shows
a remarkable capacity to resist antibiotics, either intrinsically (because of constitutive …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa – a phenomenon of bacterial resistance

T Strateva, D Yordanov - Journal of medical microbiology, 2009 - microbiologyresearch.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the leading nosocomial pathogens worldwide.
Nosocomial infections caused by this organism are often hard to treat because of both the …

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa: Arsenal of Resistance Mechanisms, Decades of Changing Resistance Profiles, and Future Antimicrobial Therapies

ME El Zowalaty, AA Al Thani, TJ Webster… - Future …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most serious public health issues facing humans since
the discovery of antimicrobial agents. The frequent, prolonged, and uncontrolled use of …