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Multidrug-Resistance and Biofilm Formation among Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated from Clinical Specimens

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
Background: Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a problematic pathogen due to its ability to become resistant to antibiotics and form biofilms.
Poonam Yadav, Shyam Kumar Mishra, Sreska Shrestha, Ranjit Sah , Junu Richhinbung Rai, Hari Prasad Kattel, Sangita Sharma, Mark Willcox   +7 more
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L-lysine potentiates aminoglycosides against Acinetobacter baumannii via regulation of proton motive force and antibiotics uptake

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2020
Acinetobacter baumannii, a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen, is a leading cause of hospital- and community-acquired infections. Acinetobacter baumannii can rapidly acquire diverse resistance mechanisms and undergo genetic modifications that confer ...
Wanyan Deng, Tiwei Fu, Zhen Zhang, Xiao Jiang, Jianping Xie, Hang Sun, Peng Hu, Hong Ren, Peifu Zhou, Qi Liu, Quanxin Long   +10 more
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Prevalence of multidrug-resistant in a critical care setting: A tertiary teaching hospital experience

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Background: The management of Acinetobacter baumannii infection is considered a challenge especially in an intensive care setting. The resistance rate makes it difficult to manage and is believed to lead to higher mortality.
Thabit Alotaibi, Abdulrhman Abuhaimed, Mohammed Alshahrani, Ahmed Albdelhady, Yousef Almubarak, Osama Almasari   +5 more
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Human Pleural Fluid Elicits Pyruvate and Phenylalanine Metabolism in Acinetobacter baumannii to Enhance Cytotoxicity and Immune Evasion [PDF]

, 2019
The CCAAT box-harboring proteins represent a family of heterotrimeric transcription factors which is highly conserved in eukaryotes. In fungi, one of the particularly important homologs of this family is the Hap complex that separates the DNA-binding ...
Bonomo, Robert A., Brennan, Catherine A., Dang, Emily, Fernandez, Jennifer, Fung, Sammie, Harris, Caitlin M., Jimenez, Verónica, Liu, Christine, Martinez, Jasmine, Mendoza, Anthony M., Myers, Amber L., Nakanouchi, Jun, Nikolaidis, Nikolas, Nyah, Rodman, Ramirez, Maria Soledad, Sieira, Rodrigo   +15 more
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Upper Airway Obstruction due to Kaposi Sarcoma—Presenting Sign of HIV: Case Report and Review

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study presents a case of undiagnosed HIV presenting with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) of the head and neck with acute upper airway obstruction (UAO) and provides an updated scoping literature review to examine the patient characteristics, lesion characteristics, interventions, and outcomes of KS cases with UAO from the pharynx, larynx, and/or trachea.
Zachary A. Wykoff, Logan F. McColl, Robert A. Baiocchi, Matthew O. Old   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii during COVID-19 at a hospital in northern China

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Background The wide spread of carbapenem-resistance clones of Acinetobacter baumannii has made it a global public problem. Some studies have shown that the prevalence of Acinetobacter baumannii clones can change over time.
Xinlin Huang, Nianzhi Ning, Deyu Li, Suming Chen, Liangyan Zhang, Huan Wang, Chunmei Bao, Xiaolan Yang, Boan Li, Hui Wang   +9 more
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Acinetobacter baumannii in ICU patients: A prospective study highlighting their incidence, antibiotic sensitivity pattern and impact on ICU stay and mortality

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2017
Background: Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) was considered as a leading cause of nosocomial respiratory infection and bacteremia in many hospitals all over the world. However, there was still a debates whether colonization and/ or infection with A.
Ashraf E. Sileem, Ahmed Mohamed Said, Mahmoud S. Meleha   +2 more
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PETA DISTRIBUSI DAN RESISTENSI Acinetobacter baumannii DARI SPESIMEN KLINIK DI RSUD DR. ZAINOEL ABIDIN TAHUN 2018

Averrous: Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Malikussaleh, 2020
Kemampuan hidup Acinetobacter baumannii pada berbagai keadaan dikombinasikan dengan resistensi berkaitan erat dengan Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs). Kemunculan strain resisten telah banyak dilaporkan.
Wilda Mahdani, Zinatul Hayati, Teuku Yusriadi   +2 more
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Urologic Bacteriome: The Hero or the Villain in Prostate Cancer Onset, Progression, and Treatment?

Medicinal Research Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in men worldwide and the fifth leading cause of cancer‐related mortality, presenting urgent unmet clinical needs in diagnosis and treatment. The recognition of the microbiome as a key factor in human health has prompted numerous studies, revealing an exciting new approach to ...
Lara R. S. Fonseca, Mariana Feijó, Cátia V. Vaz, Bruno J. Pereira, Sandra Laurentino, Ana Palmeira‐de‐Oliveira, Sílvia Socorro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and Resistance Profile of Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter Species from Karachi, Pakistan

RADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Science, 2019
Acinetobacter baumannii causes a variety of infections including pneumonia, urinary tract infection, bacteremia, peritonitis etc. This organism is developing resistance to a number of antibiotics due to various intrinsic and acquired antibiotic ...
Qurat ul Ain, Asma Naim, Asma Saeed
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