Acinetobacter baumannii Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms

I Kyriakidis, E Vasileiou, ZD Pana, A Tragiannidis - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

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 …

Global Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus Complex

M Castanheira, RE Mendes… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex is the most commonly identified species in
the genus Acinetobacter and it accounts for a large percentage of nosocomial infections …

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 …

In Vitro Antibacterial Properties of Cefiderocol, a Novel Siderophore Cephalosporin, against Gram-Negative Bacteria

A Ito, T Sato, M Ota, M Takemura… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Cefiderocol (CFDC; S-649266), a novel parenteral siderophore cephalosporin
conjugated with a catechol moiety, has a characteristic antibacterial spectrum with a potent …

[HTML][HTML] Acinetobacter spp. as nosocomial pathogens: Epidemiology and resistance features

SB Almasaudi - Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
The genus Acinetobacter is a major cause of nosocomial infections; it is increasingly being
associated with various epidemics and has become a widespread concern in a variety of …

Carbapenemases: Transforming Acinetobacter baumannii into a Yet More Dangerous Menace

MS Ramirez, RA Bonomo, ME Tolmasky - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a common cause of serious nosocomial infections. Although
community-acquired infections are observed, the vast majority occur in people with …

Challenge in the discovery of new drugs: antimicrobial peptides against WHO-list of critical and high-priority bacteria

CA Roque-Borda, PB da Silva, MC Rodrigues… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacterial resistance has intensified in recent years due to the uncontrolled use of
conventional drugs, and new bacterial strains with multiple resistance have been reported …

[PDF][PDF] The role of the hospital environment in the healthcare-associated infections: a general review of the literature.

A Facciolà, GF Pellicano, G Visalli, IA Paolucci… - European Review for …, 2019 - iris.unict.it
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are one of the most relevant public health problems
worldwide. The role of the hospital environment as a reservoir of pathogens causing HAIs is …

Fluorescent antibiotics: new research tools to fight antibiotic resistance

MRL Stone, MS Butler, W Phetsang, MA Cooper… - Trends in …, 2018 - cell.com
Better understanding how multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria can evade current and novel
antibiotics requires a better understanding of the chemical biology of antibiotic action. This …