Chronic and recurrent bacterial infections are frequently associated with the formation of
biofilms on biotic or abiotic materials that are composed of mono-or multi-species cultures of …

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 …

Polymyxins are well-established antibiotics that have recently regained significant interest
as a consequence of the increasing incidence of infections due to multidrug-resistant Gram …

Acinetobacter baumannii is undoubtedly one of the most successful pathogens responsible
for hospital-acquired nosocomial infections in the modern healthcare system. Due to the …

Antibiotic resistance has become a global public health priority. Polymyxins, a family of
cationic polypeptide antibiotics, act as a final line of refuge against severe infections by …

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that are difficult or impossible to treat are becoming increasingly
common and are causing a global health crisis. Antibiotic resistance is encoded by several …

Acinetobacter baumannii (named in honor of the American bacteriologists Paul and Linda
Baumann) is a Gram-negative, multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogen that causes nosocomial …

Polymyxins are polycationic antimicrobial peptides that are currently the last-resort
antibiotics for the treatment of multidrug-resistant, Gram-negative bacterial infections. The …

Multidrug resistance is quite common among non-fermenting Gram-negative rods, in
particular among clinically relevant species including Pseudomonas aeruginosa and …

Gram-negative bacteria are intrinsically resistant to many antibiotics. Species that have
acquired multidrug resistance and cause infections that are effectively untreatable present a …