Colistin Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: Molecular Mechanisms and Epidemiology

K Novović, B Jovčić - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is recognized as a clinically significant pathogen causing a wide
spectrum of nosocomial infections. Colistin was considered a last-resort antibiotic for the …

Molecular Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with Special Reference to Carbapenemases: A Systematic Review

N Gupta, K Angadi, S Jadhav - Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Carbapenemases are β-lactamase enzymes that hydrolyze a variety of β-lactams including
carbapenem and belong to different Ambler classes (A, B, D). These enzymes can be …

Whole-Genome Sequencing of ST2 A. baumannii Causing Bloodstream Infections in COVID-19 Patients

S Cherubini, M Perilli, B Segatore, P Fazii, G Parruti… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
A total of 43 A. baumannii strains, isolated from 43 patients affected by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and by bacterial sepsis, were analyzed …

International Clones of High Risk of Acinetobacter Baumannii—Definitions, History, Properties and Perspectives

A Shelenkov, V Akimkin, Y Mikhaylova - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative coccobacillus with exceptional survival skills in
an unfavorable environment and the ability to rapidly acquire antibiotic resistance, making it …

Clonal spread of ArmA- and OXA-23-coproducing Acinetobacter baumannii International Clone 2 in Brazil during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

CH Camargo, AY Yamada… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
Introduction. Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) is the primary
pathogen causing hospital-acquired infections. The spread of CRAB is mainly driven by the …

Genomic analysis of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains recovered from Chilean hospitals reveals lineages specific to South America and multiple …

BP Brito, J Koong, A Wozniak… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CR Ab) is a public health threat accounting
for a significant number of hospital-acquired infections. Despite the importance of this …

Integrated computer-aided drug design and biophysical simulation approaches to determine natural anti-bacterial compounds for Acinetobacter baumannii

RAH Almihyawi, ZT Naman, HMH Al-Hasani… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial bacterial pathogen and is responsible for a wide
range of diseases including pneumonia, necrotizing fasciitis, meningitis, and sepsis. The …

Genomic epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii goes global

S Castillo-Ramírez - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is a major public health concern, for which many genomic
epidemiology studies have been conducted in the last decade. However, the vast majority of …

Diversity of International High-Risk Clones of Acinetobacter baumannii Revealed in a Russian Multidisciplinary Medical Center during 2017–2019

A Shelenkov, L Petrova, M Zamyatin, Y Mikhaylova… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a dangerous bacterial pathogen possessing the ability to persist
on various surfaces, especially in clinical settings, and to rapidly acquire the resistance to a …

[HTML][HTML] Persistence of a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) international clone II (ST2/IC2) sub-lineage involved with outbreaks in two Brazilian …

ÉL Fonseca, SM Morgado, F Freitas… - Journal of Infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Acinetobacter baumannii international clone II (IC2) is a widespread pandemic
clone, however, it is rarely described in South America. The present study reported an …