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A case of disseminated intravascular coagulation secondary to Acinetobacter lwoffii and Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia

IDCases, 2015
Bacteremia is currently one of the infections with the highest mortality in hospitals [1]. Acinetobacter lwoffii and Acinetobacter baumannii are gram-negative bacteria and both represent opportunistic pathogens.
Candice Baldeo, Carmen Isache, Cherisse Baldeo, Abubakr Bajwa   +3 more
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Nasal Bacterial Microbiome: Probing a Healthy Porcine Family [PDF]

, 2011
Upper respiratory tract (URT) infection caused the leading and devastating diseases in pigs. It was believed that the normal microbiome of URT plays a vital role in health and disease development.
Huanchun Chen, Min Yue, Weicheng Bei
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Comparative evaluation of in-vitro synergy testing methods (Etest, Broth Microdilution and Time kill assay) in carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter species

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2019
Objective: There is an increasing incidence of Acinetobacter species causing serious hospital acquired infections such as blood stream infections (BSI), catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and lower respiratory tract infections(LRTI ...
Ranu Soni, Varsha Gupta, Priya Datta, satinder gombar, Jagdish Chander   +4 more
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Colistin-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii as a cause of Neonatal Ventriculitis

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Acinetobacter baumannii causes invasive paediatric infections, including bacteraemia and meningitis, but neonatal meningitis and ventriculitis is uncommon.
Prasha Mahabeer, Bongani W. Mzimela, Melissa A. Lawler, Ashika Singh-Moodley, Radhika Singh, Koleka P. Mlisana   +5 more
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Recent Progress in Phage Therapy to Modulate Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, including in Human and Poultry

Antibiotics, 2022
Acinetobacter baumannii is a multidrug-resistant and invasive pathogen associated with the etiopathology of both an increasing number of nosocomial infections and is of relevance to poultry production systems.
Yan Zhang, Yuanqing Lin, Salvatore Galgano, Jos Houdijk, Weiquan Xie, Yajie Jin, Jiameng Lin, Wuqiang Song, Yijuan Fu, Xiuying Li, Wenting Chui, Wei Kan, Cai Jia, Guangwei Hu, Tao Li   +14 more
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Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter in Patient with Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Review Article [PDF]

Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2019
Acinetobacter is a complex genus, with multiple species. Acinetobacter species are the common etiology of nosocomial infections, principally nosocomial pneumonia catheter-associated bacteremia and urinary tract infections.
Harsha V. Patil, Shivaji T. Mohite, Virendra C. Patil   +2 more
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Clinical and antimicrobial profile of Acinetobacter spp.: An emerging nosocomial superbug

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2014
Background: Recently, Acinetobacter has emerged as significant hospital pathogen, notoriously known to acquire antibiotic resistance to most of the commonly prescribed antimicrobials.
Purti C Tripathi, Sunita R Gajbhiye, Gopal Nandlal Agrawal   +2 more
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Biofilm is a major virulence determinant in bacterial colonization of chronic skin ulcers independently from the multidrug resistant phenotype [PDF]

, 2017
Bacterial biofilm is a major factor in delayed wound healing and high levels of biofilm production have been repeatedly described in multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs).
Bordignon, Valentina, Cavallo, Ilaria, Cilli, Laura, De Santis, Alessandra, Di Domenico, Enea Gino, Di Salvo, Fabiola, Ensoli, Fabrizio, Farulla, Ilaria, Gallo, Maria Teresa, La Parola, Ilaria Lesnoni, Pimpinelli, Fulvia, Pontone, Martina, Prignano, Grazia, Sperduti, Isabella, Toma, Luigi, Vespaziani, Matteo   +15 more
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Pyogenic Liver Abscess Caused by Acinetobacter lwoffii: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Acinetobacter lwoffii is a gram negative aerobic non-fermenter bacilli. It is considered as an important emerging pathogen after Acinetobacter baumannii in patients with impaired immune system and in nosocomial infections.
N. Pal Singh, Tanu Sagar, Kirti Nirmal, I. Rajender Kaur   +3 more
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Meropenem Resistance among Acinetobacter Positive Clinical Samples in a Tertiary Care Centre in Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2021
Introduction: Antimicrobial-resistant Acinetobacter species are implicated in a variety of infections including nosocomial bacteraemia, secondary meningitis, and urinary tract infections.
Nisha Sharma, Bibechan Thapa, Ashirbad Acharya, Bijendra Raj Raghubanshi   +3 more
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