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 …

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 …

Tetracycline antibiotics and resistance

TH Grossman - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2016 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Tetracyclines possess many properties considered ideal for antibiotic drugs, including
activity against Gram-positive and-negative pathogens, proven clinical safety, acceptable …

[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 …

Multidrug efflux pumps in Gram-negative bacteria and their role in antibiotic resistance

JMA Blair, GE Richmond, LJV Piddock - Future microbiology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Gram-negative bacteria express a plethora of efflux pumps that are capable of transporting
structurally varied molecules, including antibiotics, out of the bacterial cell. This efflux lowers …

Mobile genetic elements in Acinetobacter antibiotic‐resistance acquisition and dissemination

HR Noel, JR Petrey, LD Palmer - … of the New York Academy of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogenic Acinetobacter species, most notably Acinetobacter baumannii, are a significant
cause of healthcare‐associated infections worldwide. Acinetobacter infections are of …

Two component regulatory systems and antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative pathogens

AY Bhagirath, Y Li, R Patidar, K Yerex, X Ma… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Gram-negative pathogens such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, and
Pseudomonas aeruginosa are the leading cause of nosocomial infections throughout the …

Tigecycline antibacterial activity, clinical effectiveness, and mechanisms and epidemiology of resistance: narrative review

S Yaghoubi, AO Zekiy, M Krutova, M Gholami… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Tigecycline is unique glycylcycline class of semisynthetic antimicrobial agents developed for
the treatment of polymicrobial infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-positive and …

Dissecting colistin resistance mechanisms in extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates

V Trebosc, S Gartenmann, M Tötzl, V Lucchini… - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nosocomial infections with Acinetobacter baumannii are a global problem in intensive care
units with high mortality rates. Increasing resistance to first-and second-line antibiotics has …

Contribution of efflux pumps, porins, and β-lactamases to multidrug resistance in clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii

C Rumbo, E Gato, M López… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
We investigated the mechanisms of resistance to carbapenems, aminoglycosides,
glycylcyclines, tetracyclines, and quinolones in 90 multiresistant clinical strains of …