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Comparative analysis of the pathogenicity between multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates: isolation of highly pathogenic multidrug-resistant A. baumannii and experimental therapeutics with fourth-generation cephalosporin cefozopran

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2018
Satoshi Nishida, Yasuo Ono Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan Introduction: The pathogenicity of fatal-outbreak Acinetobacter baumannii isolates has not been fully investigated.
Nishida S, Ono Y
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Genomic and phenotypic characterization of six multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter pittii isolates

Scientific Reports
The Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex is a significant cause of nosocomial infections. While A. baumannii is the most common and clinically significant member globally, recent studies suggest that A.
Nadya Rakovitsky, Mor Lurie-Weinberger, Alona Keren-Paz, Yehuda Carmeli   +3 more
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Environmental Exposure to Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii as a Risk Factor for Patient Acquisition of A. baumannii

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We aimed to determine the association between environmental exposure to carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and the subsequent risk of acquiring this organism.
Pizano, Louis, Depascale, Dennise, Arheart, Kristopher L, Cleary, Timothy, Munoz-Price, L. Silvia, Rosa, Rossana, Kett, Daniel H, Namias, Nicholas, Fajardo-Aquino, Yovanit   +8 more
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Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii group in Taiwan

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Acinetobacter, particularly the Acinetobacter baumannii group, is a major cause of nosocomial infections, and carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. are important human pathogens. We collected 492 Acinetobacter spp.
Tran Lam Tu Quyen, Yu-Chia Hsieh, Shiao-Wen Li, Lii-Tzu Wu, Ya-Zhu Liu, Yi-Jiun Pan   +5 more
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In vitro activity of cefoperazone and cefoperazone-sulbactam against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2018
Chih-Cheng Lai,1 Chi-Chung Chen,2,3 Ying-Chen Lu,3 Yin-Ching Chuang,2,4 Hung-Jen Tang5,6 1Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan; 2Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan ...
Lai CC, Chen CC, Lu YC, Chuang YC, Tang HJ   +4 more
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We describe a rare instance of donor-derived OXA-23-producing carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii transmission during lung transplantation and the subsequent public health response. This investigation highlights how transplantation can introduce

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Prognostic Factors That Affect Mortality Patients with Acinetobacter baumannii Bloodstream Infection

Infection and Drug Resistance
Chunrong Huang,1,2,* Yulian Gao,1,2,* Hongxia Lin,1– 3,* Qinmei Fan,4,* Ling Chen,1,2 Yun Feng1,2 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai,
Huang C, Gao Y, Lin H, Fan Q, Chen L, Feng Y   +5 more
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Acinetobacter Baumannii and Rate of Carbapenem Resistance at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi

Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 2017
Objective:To know frequency of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii and its antimicrobial susceptibility pattern at PNS Shifa Hospital Karachi. Methodology:This study was carried out at PNS Shifa Hospital, Karachi, from 1st January 2015 till
Shomaila Malik, Faisal Hanif, Nadia Midhat Zehra, Hina Wasti, Saman Nadeem, Tahseen Ahmed Khan   +5 more
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Detection of Metallo-Beta-Lactamases in Carbapenem Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2020
Background: Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii has become a major concern for treating physicians. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of metallo β-lactamase (MBL) genes (bla VIM , and blaIMP) among isolated multidrug ...
Zahra Moulana, Arefeh Babazadeh, Zohreh Eslamdost, Mehran Shokri, Soheil Ebrahimpour   +4 more
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Personalized aerosolized bacteriophage treatment of a pulmonary infection due to carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae in an infant

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
A 9-month-old ICU patient with persistent carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia developed a secondary infection of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Huiyuan Yan, Nannan Wu, Jinlan Zhou, Anjie Jin, Mengjun Cheng, Jianfang Liu, Qian Yang, Chuanqing Wang, Leiyan He, Weiming Chen, Yixue Wang, Zhenyu Zhang, Caiyan Zhang, Weili Yang, Guoping Lu, Gangfeng Yan   +15 more
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