Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative ESKAPE microorganism that poses a threat to
public health by causing severe and invasive (mostly nosocomial) infections linked with high …

Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is undoubtedly one of the most successful
pathogens in the modern healthcare system. With invasive procedures, antibiotic use and …

Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a highly troublesome pathogen for many
institutions globally. As a consequence of its immense ability to acquire or upregulate …

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 …

ABSTRACT bla OXA-51-like was sought in clinical isolates of Acinetobacter species in a
multiplex PCR, which also detects bla OXA-23-like and class 1 integrase genes. All isolates …

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 …

Military medical facilities treating patients injured in Iraq and Afghanistan have identified a
large number of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii isolates. In order to …

Integrons are genetic elements composed of a gene encoding an integrase, gene cassettes
and an integration site for the gene cassettes (att). The integrase excises and integrates the …

Bacteria of the genus Acinetobacter are ubiquitous in nature. These organisms were
invariably susceptible to many antibiotics in the 1970s. Since that time, acinetobacters have …

Acinetobacter spp. are Gram-negative bacteria that have become one of the most difficult
pathogens to treat. The species A. baumannii, largely unknown 30 years ago, has risen to …