Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii as an emerging concern in hospitals

S Ibrahim, N Al-Saryi, IMS Al-Kadmy, SN Aziz - Molecular biology reports, 2021 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii has become a major concern for scientific attention due to
extensive antimicrobial resistance. This resistance causes an increase in mortality rate …

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Colonization, Infection and Current Treatment Options

C Bartal, KVI Rolston, L Nesher - Infectious diseases and therapy, 2022 - Springer
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) causes colonization and infection
predominantly in hospitalized patients. Distinction between the two is a challenge. When …

International ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia: Guidelines for the …

A Torres, MS Niederman, J Chastre… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The most recent European guidelines and task force reports on hospital-acquired
pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) were published almost 10 …

[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 …

Acinetobacter baumannii: an emerging opportunistic pathogen

A Howard, M O'Donoghue, A Feeney, RD Sleator - Virulence, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen primarily associated with
hospital-acquired infections. The recent increase in incidence, largely associated with …

The Outer Membrane Proteins OmpA, CarO, and OprD of Acinetobacter baumannii Confer a Two-Pronged Defense in Facilitating Its Success as a Potent Human …

SR Uppalapati, A Sett, R Pathania - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Of all the ESKAPE pathogens, carbapenem-resistant and multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter
baumannii is the leading cause of hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia …

Acinetobacter baumannii: Emergence of a Successful Pathogen

AY Peleg, H Seifert, DL Paterson - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a highly troublesome pathogen for many
institutions globally. As a consequence of its immense ability to acquire or upregulate …

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 …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of appropriate empiric antibiotic therapy for sepsis

M Paul, V Shani, E Muchtar, G Kariv… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Quantifying the benefit of early antibiotic treatment is crucial for decision making and can be
assessed only in observational studies. We performed a systematic review of prospective …

Acinetobacter baumannii: Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Treatment Options

GM Eliopoulos, LL Maragakis… - Clinical infectious …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is recognized to be among the most difficult
antimicrobial-resistant gram-negative bacilli to control and treat. Increasing antimicrobial …