The past, present, and future of antibiotics

MA Cook, GD Wright - Science translational medicine, 2022 - science.org
Antibiotics have transformed modern medicine. They are essential for treating infectious
diseases and enable vital therapies and procedures. However, despite this success, their …

Convergence of Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Infection

S Roy, G Chowdhury, AK Mukhopadhyay… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a leading cause of nosocomial infections as this
pathogen has certain attributes that facilitate the subversion of natural defenses of the …

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 …

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 …

Acinetobacter baumannii: human infections, factors contributing to pathogenesis and animal models

MJ McConnell, L Actis, J Pachón - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a medically important pathogen because of the
increasing number of infections produced by this organism over the preceding three …

Designing of multi-epitope peptide vaccine against Acinetobacter baumannii through combined immunoinformatics and protein interaction–based approaches

J Dey, SR Mahapatra, PK Singh… - Immunologic …, 2023 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the major pathogenic ESKAPE bacterium, which is
responsible for about more than 722,000 cases in a year, globally. Despite the alarming …

Acinetobacter infection – an emerging threat to human health

P Visca, H Seifert, KJ Towner - IUBMB life, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The genus Acinetobacter comprises a complex and heterogeneous group of bacteria, many
of which are capable of causing a range of opportunistic, often catheter‐related, infections in …

Silver nanoparticles enhance the efficacy of aminoglycosides against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

AS Dove, DI Dzurny, WR Dees, N Qin… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
As the threat of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria compromises the safety and efficacy of
modern healthcare practices, the search for effective treatments is more urgent than ever …

Unique structural modifications are present in the lipopolysaccharide from colistin-resistant strains of Acinetobacter baumannii

MR Pelletier, LG Casella, JW Jones… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial opportunistic pathogen that can cause severe
infections, including hospital-acquired pneumonia, wound infections, and sepsis. Multidrug …

[HTML][HTML] Reservoirs of Acinetobacter baumannii outside the hospital and potential involvement in emerging human community-acquired infections

M Eveillard, M Kempf, O Belmonte, H Pailhories… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The objective of the present report was to review briefly the potentially community-acquired
Acinetobacter baumannii infections, to update information on the reservoirs of A. baumannii …