Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a medically important pathogen because of the increasing number of infections produced by this organism over the preceding three …
Acinetobacter is a complex genus, and historically, there has been confusion about the existence of multiple species. The species commonly cause nosocomial infections …
Acinetobacter baumannii is a ubiquitous pathogen capable of causing both community and health care—associated infections (HAIs), although HAIs are the most common form. This …
SG Bartual, H Seifert, C Hippler… - Journal of clinical …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
In this study a multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for Acinetobacter baumannii was developed and evaluated by using 40 clinical A. baumannii isolates recovered from …
Institutional outbreaks caused by Acinetobacter baumannii strains that have acquired multiple mechanisms of antimicrobial drug resistance constitute a growing public-health …
Acinetobacter spp. are non-fermentative, strictly aerobic, Gram-negative microorganisms with a confusing taxonomic history. The Acinetobacter baumannii–Acinetobacter …
The optimal treatment for multidrug-resistant A. baumannii nosocomial infections has not been established. Carbapenems are the mainstay of treatment in susceptible isolates …
J Rodríguez‐Baño, S Marti, S Soto… - Clinical microbiology …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm formation in 92 unrelated strains of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated in a multicentre cohort study was investigated using a microtitre plate assay. Fifty‐six (63%) isolates formed …