[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: From bench to bedside

MF Lin, CY Lan - World Journal of Clinical Cases: WJCC, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is undoubtedly one of the most successful
pathogens in the modern healthcare system. With invasive procedures, antibiotic use and …

Clinical and economic impact of common multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli

CG Giske, DL Monnet, O Cars… - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
During the last decade, the efforts to combat multidrugresistant (MDR) microorganisms
mainly focused on gram-positive bacteria, namely, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus …

Emergence of extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in Europe

M Souli, I Galani, H Giamarellou - Eurosurveillance, 2008 - eurosurveillance.org
International and local surveillance networks as well as numerous reports in the biomedical
literature provide evidence that the prevalence of antibiotic resistant Gram-negative bacteria …

Risk factors for the isolation of multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a systematic review of the literature

ME Falagas, P Kopterides - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2006 - Elsevier
An understanding of the epidemiology of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter
baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections is necessary in order to develop …

Infection control in the burn unit

K Rafla, EE Tredget - Burns, 2011 - Elsevier
The survival rates for burn patients have improved substantially in the past few decades due
to advances in modern medical care in specialized burn centers. Burn wound infections are …

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in intensive care unit patients: risk factors for acquisition, infection and their consequences

EG Playford, JC Craig, JR Iredell - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2007 - Elsevier
A retrospective case–control study was performed to assess risk factors and the clinical and
economic consequences associated with acquisition of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter …

Prognostic scoring systems in burns: a review

NN Sheppard, S Hemington-Gorse, OP Shelley… - Burns, 2011 - Elsevier
Survival after burn has steadily improved over the last few decades. Patient mortality is,
however, still the primary outcome measure for burn care. Scoring systems aim to use the …

Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Infections: An Emerging Challenge to Clinicians

R Jain, LH Danziger - Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE: To review and evaluate clinically relevant epidemiology, microbiology, and
clinical studies regarding the treatment of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter infections. DATA …

[HTML][HTML] A multicenter study of risk factors and outcome of hospitalized patients with infections due to carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

WH Sheng, CH Liao, TL Lauderdale, WC Ko… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Risk factors and outcome in patients who acquire nosocomial infections
due to carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) are rarely investigated …

The Acinetobacter baumannii Omp33-36 porin is a virulence factor that induces apoptosis and modulates autophagy in human cells

C Rumbo, M Tomás, E Fernandez Moreira… - Infection and …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is an extracellular opportunistic human pathogen that is becoming
increasingly problematic in hospitals. In the present study, we demonstrate that the A …