Perspectives in Clinical Research, 2016 Context: Acinetobacter infections are a major nosocomial infection causing epidemics of infection in the Intensive Care Units (ICU). Aims: This study estimates the clinical and economic outcomes of Acinetobacter infections and compares them with those of
Priyendu Asim +4 more
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In-vitro evaluation of different antimicrobial combinations with and without colistin against carbapenem-resistant acinetobacter baumannii [PDF]
, 2019 Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CR-Ab) infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality. The aim of the study was to evaluate the in-vitro activity of different antimicrobial combinations (with and without colistin, COL) against ...
De Angelis, Massimiliano +6 more
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In vitro activity of curcumin in combination with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) versus multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii [PDF]
, 2014 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original ...
Betts, JW, Wareham, DW
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Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter Infection Mortality Rate and Length of Hospitalization
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 Acinetobacter infections have increased and gained attention because of the organism’s prolonged environmental survival and propensity to develop antimicrobial drug resistance.
Rebecca H. Sunenshine +13 more
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Acinetobacter Infections and Treatment
Journal of Pediatric Infection, 2014 Ozet Acinetobacter baumannii suslari ile olusan hastane enfeksiyonlari son yillarda morbidite ve mortalitenin onemli bir sebebi haline gelmistir. Klinik orneklerden en sik olarak izole edilen Acinetobacter turu olan A. baumannii virulansi dusuk bir bakteridir ve genellikle hastane kaynakli firsatci enfeksiyonlara neden olmaktadir. A.
Özlem Özgür, Necmi Aksaray
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogen primarily associated with nosocomial infections resulting in increased morbidity and mortality in adults and infants, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where the clinical ...
Shama Khan +2 more
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Epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in culture-positive hospitalized patients in selected hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan [PDF]
, 2019 Objective: To study the prevelence of antibiotic resistance and the prevalent bacterial isolates in hospitalized patients in Khartoum hospitals. Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional prevalence study was carried out during the period of April ...
Abdalrahman, Ihab B +3 more
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Presence of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase gene (NDM-1) in a clinical isolate of Acinetobacter junii in Argentina [PDF]
, 2016 Here we report the presence of a clinically significant A. junii blaNDM-1 positive in a 38-year-old woman who was admitted to the emergency department with a fever and leg ulcers with signs of infection.
Almuzara, Marisa +8 more
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Safety and efficacy of colistin versus meropenem in the empirical treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia as part of a macro-project funded by the Seventh Framework Program of the European Commission studying off-patent antibiotics. study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common and severe hospital-adquired infections, and multidrugresistant gram-negative bacilli (MDR-GNB) constitute the main etiology in many countries.
Clara Rosso, Fernández +6 more
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Managing Acinetobacter baumannii infections
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2019 Purpose of review We reviewed recent data about epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii, resistance mechanisms, and therapeutic options for severe infections caused by multidrug-resistant strains. Recent findings A.
Garnacho-Montero, José +1 more
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