Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii as an emerging concern in hospitals

S Ibrahim, N Al-Saryi, IMS Al-Kadmy, SN Aziz - Molecular biology reports, 2021 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii has become a major concern for scientific attention due to
extensive antimicrobial resistance. This resistance causes an increase in mortality rate …

Insights into Acinetobacter baumannii: A Review of Microbiological, Virulence, and Resistance Traits in a Threatening Nosocomial Pathogen

C Ayoub Moubareck, D Hammoudi Halat - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Being a multidrug-resistant and an invasive pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii is one of
the major causes of nosocomial infections in the current healthcare system. It has been …

Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm Formation and Its Role in Disease Pathogenesis: A Review

A Gedefie, W Demsis, M Ashagrie, Y Kassa… - Infection and drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Acinetobacter species, particularly Acinetobacter baumannii, is the first pathogen on the
critical priority list of pathogens for novel antibiotics to become a “red-alert” human …

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 …

Mechanism of Anti-bacterial Activity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle Against Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

V Tiwari, N Mishra, K Gadani, PS Solanki… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is a multi-drug resistant opportunistic pathogen, which causes
respiratory and urinary tract infections. Its prevalence increases gradually in the clinical …

Acinetobacter baumannii Resistance: A Real Challenge for Clinicians

R Vázquez-López, SG Solano-Gálvez… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii (named in honor of the American bacteriologists Paul and Linda
Baumann) is a Gram-negative, multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogen that causes nosocomial …

Outer membrane protein A (OmpA) as a potential therapeutic target for Acinetobacter baumannii infection

D Nie, Y Hu, Z Chen, M Li, Z Hou, X Luo, X Mao… - Journal of biomedical …, 2020 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is an important opportunistic pathogen causing
serious nosocomial infections, which is considered as the most threatening Gram-negative …

Antibiotics and bacterial resistance in the 21st century

RJ Fair, Y Tor - Perspectives in medicinal chemistry, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Dangerous, antibiotic resistant bacteria have been observed with increasing frequency over
the past several decades. In this review the factors that have been linked to this …

Acinetobacter baumannii: An Ancient Commensal with Weapons of a Pathogen

M Sarshar, P Behzadi, D Scribano, AT Palamara… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is regarded as a life-threatening pathogen associated with
community-acquired and nosocomial infections, mainly pneumonia. The rise in the number …

Acinetobacter baumannii: evolution of a global pathogen

LCS Antunes, P Visca, KJ Towner - Pathogens and disease, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic nosocomial pathogen and one of the six most
important multidrug resistant microorganisms in hospitals worldwide. This human pathogen …