Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram negative opportunistic pathogen that has demonstrated
a significant insurgence in the prevalence of infections over recent decades. With only a …

Acinetobacter baumannii is a leading cause of nosocomial infections due to its increased
antibiotic resistance and virulence. The ability of A. baumannii to form biofilms contributes to …

Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is undoubtedly one of the most successful
pathogens in the modern healthcare system. With invasive procedures, antibiotic use and …

Since the 1970s, the spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter strains among
critically ill, hospitalized patients, and subsequent epidemics, have become an increasing …

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 …

The genus Acinetobacter comprises a complex and heterogeneous group of bacteria, many
of which are capable of causing a range of opportunistic, often catheter‐related, infections in …

We found that Acinetobacter baumannii contains a pgaABCD locus that encodes proteins
that synthesize cell-associated poly-β-(1-6)-N-acetylglucosamine (PNAG). Both a mutant …

Community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii (CA-Ab) is a rare but serious cause of
community-acquired pneumonia in tropical regions of the world. CA-Ab infections …

We prospectively evaluated the efficacy and toxicity of intravenously administered colistin in
35 episodes of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) due to multidrug-resistant …

Acinetobacter baumannii is an important cause of nosocomial infections in many hospitals. It
is difficult to control and infection caused is difficult to treat due to its high resistance in the …