Uncovering the mechanisms of Acinetobacter baumannii virulence

CM Harding, SW Hennon, MF Feldman - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2018 - nature.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen that causes ventilator-associated as
well as bloodstream infections in critically ill patients, and the spread of multidrug-resistant …

[HTML][HTML] Biology of Acinetobacter baumannii: Pathogenesis, Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms, and Prospective Treatment Options

CR Lee, JH Lee, M Park, KS Park, IK Bae… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is undoubtedly one of the most successful pathogens responsible
for hospital-acquired nosocomial infections in the modern healthcare system. Due to the …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanisms of disease caused by Acinetobacter baumannii

FC Morris, C Dexter, X Kostoulias, MI Uddin… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
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: evolution of a global pathogen

LCS Antunes, P Visca, KJ Towner - Pathogens and disease, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic nosocomial pathogen and one of the six most
important multidrug resistant microorganisms in hospitals worldwide. This human pathogen …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of Acinetobacter baumannii pathogenesis: Motility, adherence and biofilm formation

HJ Mea, PVC Yong, EH Wong - Microbiological research, 2021 - Elsevier
The Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii has gain notoriety in
recent decades, primarily due to its propensity to cause nosocomial infections in critically ill …

Identification of Acinetobacter baumannii loci for capsular polysaccharide (KL) and lipooligosaccharide outer core (OCL) synthesis in genome assemblies using curated …

KL Wyres, SM Cahill, KE Holt, RM Hall… - Microbial …, 2019 - microbiologyresearch.org
Multiply antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections are a global public health
concern and accurate tracking of the spread of specific lineages is needed. Variation in the …

Acinetobacter baumannii: evolution of antimicrobial resistance—treatment options

Y Doi, GL Murray, AY Peleg - Seminars in respiratory and …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
The first decade of the 20th century witnessed a surge in the incidence of infections due to
several highly antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in hospitals worldwide. Acinetobacter …

Antibiotic Modulation of Capsular Exopolysaccharide and Virulence in Acinetobacter baumannii

E Geisinger, RR Isberg - PLoS pathogens, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen of increasing importance due to its
propensity for intractable multidrug-resistant infections in hospitals. All clinical isolates …

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 …

Clinical and pathophysiological overview of Acinetobacter infections: a century of challenges

D Wong, TB Nielsen, RA Bonomo… - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter is a complex genus, and historically, there has been confusion about the
existence of multiple species. The species commonly cause nosocomial infections …