Acinetobacter infections: a growing threat for critically ill patients

ME Falagas, EA Karveli, II Siempos… - Epidemiology & …, 2008 - cambridge.org
There has been increasing concern regarding the rise of Acinetobacter infections in critically
ill patients. We extracted information regarding the relative frequency of Acinetobacter …

Isolation and Characterization of an Autoinducer Synthase from Acinetobacter baumannii

C Niu, KM Clemmer, RA Bonomo… - Journal of …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
The opportunistic human pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii strain M2 was found to
produce distinct acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL) signals based on the use of an …

Efficacy and safety of high-dose ampicillin/sulbactam vs. colistin as monotherapy for the treatment of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associated …

AP Betrosian, F Frantzeskaki, A Xanthaki… - Journal of Infection, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To compare the safety and efficacy of ampicillin/sulbactam (Amp/Sulb) and
colistin (COL) in the treatment of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator …

Investigation and management of an outbreak of multidrug-carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Cambridge, UK

DA Enoch, C Summers, NM Brown, L Moore… - Journal of Hospital …, 2008 - Elsevier
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii resistant to carbapenems (MRAB-C) has
become endemic in many hospitals in the UK. We describe an outbreak of MRAB-C that …

Association between antibiotic usage and subsequent colonization or infection of extensive drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: a matched case-control study in …

HT Tsai, JT Wang, CJ Chen, SC Chang - Diagnostic microbiology and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Nosocomial spreading of extensive drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (EDRAB) is an
emerging problem. To clarify the association between prior antibiotic usage and subsequent …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular epidemiology of clinical Acinetobacter baumannii and Acinetobacter genomic species 13TU isolates using a multilocus sequencing typing scheme

H Wisplinghoff, C Hippler, SG Bartual, C Haefs… - Clinical microbiology …, 2008 - Elsevier
To further expand the limited multilocus sequence typing (MLST) database for Acinetobacter
baumannii, 53 clinical isolates from various outbreaks in Europe and the USA, collected …

Acinetobacter baumannii Infections in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Predictors of Multi-drug Resistance

S Katsaragakis, H Markogiannakis, KG Toutouzas… - World journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Objectives This study was designed to evaluate Acinetobacter baumannii infections
incidence in our Surgical Intensive Care Unit, clinical features and outcome of these …

In vitro activity of tigecycline and comparators against carbapenem-susceptible and resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Italy

ML Mezzatesta, G Trovato, F Gona, VM Nicolosi… - Annals of Clinical …, 2008 - Springer
Background In a recent multi-centre Italian survey (2003–2004), conducted in 45
laboratories throughout Italy with the aim of monitoring microorganisms responsible for …

Risk factors of multidrug resistance in nosocomial bacteremia due to Acinetobacter baumannii: a case-control study.

MJ Shih, NY Lee, HC Lee, CM Chang… - … , and Infection= Wei …, 2008 - europepmc.org
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Acinetobacter baumannii is an important nosocomial
pathogen. Bacteremia caused by multidrug-resistant A. baumannii (MDRAB) leads to higher …

Появление интегрон-позитивного полирезистентного штамма Acinetobacter baumannii в российских стационарах

АИ Соломенный, АЮ Максимов, АИ Саралов… - Журнал …, 2008 - elibrary.ru
Выявление интегрон-содержащих штаммов среди нозокомиальных возбудителей рода
Acinetobacter и определение родства позитивных штаммов на уровно генотипа …