Acinetobacter


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Acinetobacter

[‚as·ə‚nēd·ə′bak·tər]
(microbiology)
A genus of nonmotile, short, plump, almost spherical rods in the family Neisseriaceae; strictly aerobic; resistant to penicillin.
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Some authors recommend double-disk synergy test using two ceftazidime disks and a filter disk containing EDTA adjacent to one CAZ disk for detection of MBLs in Acinetobacter spp., Pseudomonas spp.
FALSE POSITIVE PHENOTYPIC DETECTION OF METALLO-BETA-LACTAMASES IN ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII
The yield of isolated Acinetobacter species increased from 17.4% in 2009 to 33.3% in 2013-2014.
CHANGING TRENDS OF AEROBIC BACTERIA ISOLATED AND SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF ACINETOBACTER SPECIES IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Recently, the World Health Organisation listed drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii to be a critical priority pathogen, causing around 9% of all bacterial infections in intensive care worldwide, against which there are few treatment options available.
Bioharmony Therapeutics signs collaborative research and licensing agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim
Development of a multilocus sequence typing scheme for characterization of clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii.
Inaccurate Multilocus Sequence Typing of Acinetobacter baumannii
This species is also categorized by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) as a superbug and is one of the six significant "ESKAPE" pathogens, which include Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumanii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species "ESKAPE" (16).
Genetic Relationship of Multi-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The highest prevalence rate of AmpC production was detected among Acinetobacter baumannii 7(87.5%), followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes, and Escherichia coli respectively.
Microbiological profile of infection in intensive care unit and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern with special reference to metallo [beta]-lactamases and AmpC
Acinetobacter baumannii is the most clinically important bacteria belonging to the genus of Acinetobacter.
A STUDY OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII--A SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN AND POSSIBLE RISK FACTORS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF CHHATTISGARH
Pathogens commonly associated with VAP include gram negative bacilli such as, pseudomonas aeruginosa, escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumoniae, acinetobacter. And Gram positive cocci, such as staphylococcus aureus especially methicillin-resistant Staphy-lococcus aureus (MRSA).
VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA AMONG PATIENTS ON MECHANICAL VENTILATION AT TERTIARY CARE CENTRES
Antibiotic Resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii in Iran: A Systemic Review of the Published Literature.
Investigation of Class I, II, and III Integrons Among Acinetobacter Baumannii Isolates from Hospitalized Patients in Isfahan, Iran
Additionally, the association of ISAba1 element with [bla.sub.OXA]-type genes and with the chromosomal Acinetobacter derived cephalosporinase (ADC) was also investigated by PCR.
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clones persist on hospital inanimate surfaces
Liu, "In vitro synergy of polymyxins with other antibiotics for Acinetobacter baumannii: A systematic review and meta-analysis," International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, vol.
Antimicrobial Susceptibility among Colistin, Sulbactam, and Fosfomycin and a Synergism Study of Colistin in Combination with Sulbactam or Fosfomycin against Clinical Isolates of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Aims: The aims of this study were to identify the risk factors and describe molecular epidemiology carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex (ACB complex) at a district hospital in Taiwan.
Risk factors and molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex at a district hospital in Taiwan

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