Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm Formation and Its Role in Disease Pathogenesis: A Review

A Gedefie, W Demsis, M Ashagrie, Y Kassa… - Infection and drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Acinetobacter species, particularly Acinetobacter baumannii, is the first pathogen on the
critical priority list of pathogens for novel antibiotics to become a “red-alert” human …

Acinetobacter baumannii Infections in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic

K Rangel, TPG Chagas, SG De-Simone - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated an overuse of antimicrobials in critically ill patients.
Acinetobacter baumannii frequently causes nosocomial infections, particularly in intensive …

Convergence of Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Infection

S Roy, G Chowdhury, AK Mukhopadhyay… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a leading cause of nosocomial infections as this
pathogen has certain attributes that facilitate the subversion of natural defenses of the …

Acinetobacter baumannii in the critically ill: complex infections get complicated

I Cavallo, A Oliva, R Pages, F Sivori, M Truglio… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is increasingly associated with various epidemics, representing a
serious concern due to the broad level of antimicrobial resistance and clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular characterisation of csgA gene among ESBL strains of A. baumannii and targeting with essential oil compounds from Azadirachta indica

AI Jaisankar, ASS Girija, S Gunasekaran… - Journal of King Saud …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives A. baumannii is considered as a “red alert” nosocomial human pathogen and
exhibits an extensive antibiotic resistance spectrum. The biofilm formation mediated by the …

Insights Into Mechanisms of Biofilm Formation in Acinetobacter baumannii and Implications for Uropathogenesis

JM Colquhoun, PN Rather - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is a serious healthcare threat. In fact, the Center
for Disease Control recently reported that carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii is responsible …

Gram-Negative Bacteria Holding Together in a Biofilm: The Acinetobacter baumannii Way

A Pompilio, D Scribano, M Sarshar, G Di Bonaventura… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacterial biofilms are a serious public-health problem worldwide. In recent years, the rates of
antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria associated with biofilm-forming activity have …

[HTML][HTML] Factors mediating Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm formation: Opportunities for developing therapeutics

K Upmanyu, QMR Haq, R Singh - Current Research in Microbial Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter baumannii has notably become a superbug due to its mounting risk of
infection and escalating rates of antimicrobial resistance, including colistin, the last-resort …

Virulence Potential and Treatment Options of Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii

S Kumar, R Anwer, A Azzi - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen which is undoubtedly known for a
high rate of morbidity and mortality in hospital-acquired infections. A. baumannii causes life …

Nanotechnology based therapeutic approaches: An advanced strategy to target the biofilm of ESKAPE pathogens

A Mukherjee, S Bose, A Shaoo, SK Das - Materials Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Bacterial infection by ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella
pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp.) …