Antibiotic Resistance Profiles, Molecular Mechanisms and Innovative Treatment Strategies of Acinetobacter baumannii

CO Vrancianu, I Gheorghe, IB Czobor, MC Chifiriuc - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest challenges for the clinical sector and industry,
environment and societal development. One of the most important pathogens responsible …

Carbapenemases: Transforming Acinetobacter baumannii into a Yet More Dangerous Menace

MS Ramirez, RA Bonomo, ME Tolmasky - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a common cause of serious nosocomial infections. Although
community-acquired infections are observed, the vast majority occur in people with …

Understanding the epidemiology of multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacilli in the Middle East using a one health approach

I Dandachi, A Chaddad, J Hanna, J Matta… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the last decade, extended-spectrum cephalosporin and carbapenem resistant Gram-
negative bacilli (GNB) have been extensively reported in the literature as being …

Rapid dissemination of colistin and carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Central Greece: mechanisms of resistance, molecular identification and …

O Oikonomou, S Sarrou, CC Papagiannitsis… - BMC infectious …, 2015 - Springer
Background Colistin-resistant/carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is a
significant challenge for antibiotic treatment and infection control policies. Since 2012, in …

Insights on the Horizontal Gene Transfer of Carbapenemase Determinants in the Opportunistic Pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii

GJ Da Silva, S Domingues - Microorganisms, 2016 - mdpi.com
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a driving force to the evolution of bacteria. The fast
emergence of antimicrobial resistance reflects the ability of genetic adaptation of pathogens …

Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Resistance by Any Other Name Would Still be Hard to Treat

DA Butler, M Biagi, X Tan, S Qasmieh… - Current infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) is an infamous nosocomial
pathogen with a seemingly limitless capacity for antimicrobial resistance, leading to few …

Colistin resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from critically ill patients: clinical characteristics, antimicrobial susceptibility and outcome

B Elham, A Fawzia - African health sciences, 2019 - ajol.info
Background: Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) is increasingly becoming a clinically relevant
organism due to the rising number of associated nosocomial infections. The therapeutic …

Biofilm Formation and Detection of Fluoroquinolone‐ and Carbapenem‐Resistant Genes in Multidrug‐Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

MG Avila-Novoa, OA Solís-Velázquez… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Acinetobacter baumannii is an important opportunistic pathogen that shows resistance to
cephalosporins, penicillins, carbapenems, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosides, the …

Wide distribution of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in burns patients in Iran

Z Farshadzadeh, FB Hashemi, S Rahimi… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Antimicrobial resistance in carbapenem non-susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii (CNSAb)
is a major public health concern globally. This study determined the antibiotic resistance and …

[HTML][HTML] Survey of various carbapenem-resistant mechanisms of Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from clinical samples in Iran

L Azimi, F Fallah, A Karimi, M Shirdoust… - Iranian Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective (s): Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii resist antibiotics by
different intrinsic and acquired mechanisms. This study aims to define various carbapenem …