Antimicrobial resistance in ESKAPE pathogens

DMP De Oliveira, BM Forde, TJ Kidd… - Clinical microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antimicrobial-resistant ESKAPE (E nterococcus faecium, S taphylococcus aureus, K
lebsiella pneumoniae, A cinetobacter baumannii, P seudomonas aeruginosa, and E …

Insights into Acinetobacter baumannii: A Review of Microbiological, Virulence, and Resistance Traits in a Threatening Nosocomial Pathogen

C Ayoub Moubareck, D Hammoudi Halat - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Being a multidrug-resistant and an invasive pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii is one of
the major causes of nosocomial infections in the current healthcare system. It has been …

Comprehensive review of antimicrobial activities of plant flavonoids

I Górniak, R Bartoszewski, J Króliczewski - Phytochemistry reviews, 2019 - Springer
Flavonoids are one of the largest classes of small molecular secondary metabolites
produced in different parts of the plant. They display a wide range of pharmacological and …

Multidrug efflux pumps: structure, function and regulation

D Du, X Wang-Kan, A Neuberger… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Infections arising from multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacteria are spreading rapidly
throughout the world and threaten to become untreatable. The origins of resistance are …

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 …

Structure, assembly, and function of tripartite efflux and type 1 secretion systems in gram-negative bacteria

I Alav, J Kobylka, MS Kuth, KM Pos, M Picard… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Tripartite efflux pumps and the related type 1 secretion systems (T1SSs) in Gram-negative
organisms are diverse in function, energization, and structural organization. They form …

Resistance toward chlorhexidine in oral bacteria–is there cause for concern?

F Cieplik, NS Jakubovics, W Buchalla… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The threat of antibiotic resistance has attracted strong interest during the last two decades,
thus stimulating stewardship programs and research on alternative antimicrobial therapies …

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 …

The challenge of efflux-mediated antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria

XZ Li, P Plésiat, H Nikaido - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
The global emergence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria is a growing threat to
antibiotic therapy. The chromosomally encoded drug efflux mechanisms that are ubiquitous …

Acinetobacter baumannii: An Ancient Commensal with Weapons of a Pathogen

M Sarshar, P Behzadi, D Scribano, AT Palamara… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is regarded as a life-threatening pathogen associated with
community-acquired and nosocomial infections, mainly pneumonia. The rise in the number …