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 …

Characterization of Epidemiologically Unrelated Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from Four Continents by Use of Multilocus Sequence Typing, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, and …

A Hamouda, BA Evans, KJ Towner… - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
This study used a diverse collection of epidemiologically unrelated Acinetobacter baumannii
isolates to compare the robustness of a multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme, based …

[PDF][PDF] Antimicrobial resistance of nosocomial strain of Acinetobacter baumannii in Children's Medical Center of Tehran: a 6-year prospective study

S Soroush, AMT HAGHI, KM TAHERI, M Emaneini… - 2010 - sid.ir
There are increasing reports of emergence of multiple drug resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter
spp in the world; however there are a few reports in our country. 145 A. baumannii isolates …

Lectura interpretada del antibiograma de bacilos gramnegativos no fermentadores

J Vila, F Marco - Enfermedades infecciosas y Microbiología clínica, 2010 - Elsevier
Las 3 especies de bacilos gramnegativos no fermentadores más relevantes clínicamente,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii y Stenotrophomonas maltophilia son …

[PDF][PDF] Acinetobacter antibiotic resistance and frequency of ESBL-producing strains in ICU patients of Namazi Hospital (2008-2009)

Z Hashemizadeh, A Emami… - Journal of Inflammatory …, 2010 - researchgate.net
✵ Abstract Background: Acinetobacter is a gram-negative pathogenic bacterium and an
important cause of nosocomial infections especially in immunocompromised patients in the …

Treatment options for multidrug-resistant nonfermenters

DF Briceño, JP Quinn, MV Villegas - Expert Review of Anti-infective …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Multidrug-resistant nonfermenters are a worldwide threat. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and
Acinetobacter baumannii have been associated with high mortality and treatment failures. In …

[PDF][PDF] PER-1-type extended-spectrum ß-lactamase producing Acinetobacter baumannii

N Sohrabi, MT Akhi, S Farajnia, MR Nahaei… - Pak J Med Sci October …, 2010 - academia.edu
Objective: To determine the prevalence of PER-1 gene type ESBLs producing isolates of A.
baumannii in clinical specimens. Methodology: During March 2008 to June 2009, a total of …

Acinetobacter spp resistente a antimicrobianos carbapenêmicos isolados de Infecções Hospitalares de Corrente Sanguínea: Estudo do Projeto SCOPE Brasil

APF Luz - 2010 - repositorio.unifesp.br
Objetivo geral: Avaliar o perfil de sensibilidade aos antimicrobianos carbapenêmicos e
ampicilina/sulbactam, e produção de carbapenemases entre isolados clínicos de …