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 …

Acinetobacter baumannii in the critically ill: complex infections get complicated

I Cavallo, A Oliva, R Pages, F Sivori, M Truglio… - Frontiers in …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is increasingly associated with various epidemics, representing a
serious concern due to the broad level of antimicrobial resistance and clinical …

Biofilm-associated multi-drug resistance in hospital-acquired infections: a review

M Assefa, A Amare - Infection and drug resistance, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Biofilm-related multi-drug resistance (MDR) is a major problem in hospital-acquired
infections (HAIs) that increase patient morbidity and mortality rates and economic burdens …

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 …

Medical device-associated biofilm infections and multidrug-resistant pathogens

N Bouhrour, PH Nibbering, F Bendali - Pathogens, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Medical devices such as venous catheters (VCs) and urinary catheters (UCs) are widely
used in the hospital setting. However, the implantation of these devices is often …

[HTML][HTML] Gram-Negative Bacteria Holding Together in a Biofilm: The Acinetobacter baumannii Way

A Pompilio, D Scribano, M Sarshar, G Di Bonaventura… - Microorganisms, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Bacterial biofilms are a serious public-health problem worldwide. In recent years, the rates of
antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria associated with biofilm-forming activity have …

[HTML][HTML] The role of quorum sensing, biofilm formation, and iron acquisition as key virulence mechanisms in Acinetobacter baumannii and the corresponding anti …

SKK Law, HS Tan - Microbiological research, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen responsible for several serious
infections, including pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. The propensity of this bacterium to …

Nanotechnology based therapeutic approaches: an advanced strategy to target the biofilm of ESKAPE pathogens

A Mukherjee, S Bose, A Shaoo, SK Das - Materials Advances, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Bacterial infection by ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella
pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp.) …

Synergistic effects of bacteriophage cocktail and antibiotics combinations against extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

S Rastegar, M Skurnik, O Tadjrobehkar… - BMC Infectious …, 2024‏ - Springer
Background The extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of Acinetobacter baumannii have
become a major cause of nosocomial infections, increasing morbidity and mortality …

Understanding the biofilm development of Acinetobacter baumannii and novel strategies to combat infection

N Naseef Pathoor, A Viswanathan, G Wadhwa… - APMIS, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a Gram‐negative, nonmotile, and aerobic
bacillus emerged as a superbug, due to increasing the possibility of infection and …