[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: From bench to bedside

MF Lin, CY Lan - World Journal of Clinical Cases: WJCC, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is undoubtedly one of the most successful
pathogens in the modern healthcare system. With invasive procedures, antibiotic use and …

Small, Enigmatic Plasmids of the Nosocomial Pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii: Good, Bad, Who Knows?

SS Lean, CC Yeo - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative nosocomial pathogen that has become a
serious healthcare concern within a span of two decades due to its ability to rapidly acquire …

Variation in the Complex Carbohydrate Biosynthesis Loci of Acinetobacter baumannii Genomes

JJ Kenyon, RM Hall - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Extracellular polysaccharides are major immunogenic components of the bacterial cell
envelope. However, little is known about their biosynthesis in the genus Acinetobacter …

New insights into dissemination and variation of the health care-associated pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii from genomic analysis

MS Wright, DH Haft, DM Harkins, F Perez, KM Hujer… - MBio, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is a globally important nosocomial pathogen characterized by an
increasing incidence of multidrug resistance. Routes of dissemination and gene flow among …

Wide distribution of CC92 carbapenem-resistant and OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in multiple provinces of China

Z Ruan, Y Chen, Y Jiang, H Zhou, Z Zhou, Y Fu… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii has spread rapidly across China and is
currently reported to be a worldwide nosocomial menace. In light of its increasing clinical …

Comparative genomic analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates reveals extensive genomic variation and diverse antibiotic resistance determinants

F Liu, Y Zhu, Y Yi, N Lu, B Zhu, Y Hu - BMC genomics, 2014 - Springer
Background Acinetobacter baumannii is an important nosocomial pathogen that poses a
serious health threat to immune-compromised patients. Due to its rapid ability to develop …

Novel aminoglycoside resistance transposons and transposon-derived circular forms detected in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates

N Karah, CK Dwibedi, K Sjöström… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as an important opportunistic pathogen equipped
with a growing number of antibiotic resistance genes. Our study investigated the molecular …

Evolution of AbGRI2-0, the progenitor of the AbGRI2 resistance island in global clone 2 of Acinetobacter baumannii

GA Blackwell, SJ Nigro, RM Hall - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A320, isolated in the Netherlands in 1982 and also known as RUH134, is the
earliest available multiply antibiotic-resistant (MAR) Acinetobacter baumannii isolate …

Loss and gain of aminoglycoside resistance in global clone 2 Acinetobacter baumannii in Australia via modification of genomic resistance islands and acquisition of …

SJ Nigro, RM Hall - Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The objective of this study was to examine the evolution of carbapenem-resistant
global clone 2 (GC2) Acinetobacter baumannii in Australia focusing on the complement of …

Dissemination of clonal complex 2 Acinetobacter baumannii strains co-producing carbapenemases and 16S rRNA methylase ArmA in Vietnam

T Tada, T Miyoshi-Akiyama, K Shimada, TTT Nga… - BMC Infectious …, 2015 - Springer
Background Acinetobacter baumannii strains co-producing carbapenemase and 16S rRNA
methylase are highly resistant to carbapenems and aminoglycosides. Methods Ninety-three …