Acinetobacter, like other gram-negative bacteria, has an outer membrane and a cytoplasmic membrane, between which (the periplasmic space) β-lactamases (carbapenemases, AmpC β-lactamases, and ...

Healthy people can also carry the Acinetobacter bacteria on their skin, particularly if they work in a healthcare setting. It can survive for a long time on dry surfaces, making it difficult to ...

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Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged in the last decades as a major cause of healthcare-associated infections and nosocomial outbreaks. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) A. baumannii is a rapidly emerging ...

Antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter species poses a mounting threat to public health worldwide. Members of this genus, and in particular Acinetobacter baumannii, are adept at acquiring and ...

Researchers discovered an unexpected link between zinc deficiency, the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-13 (IL-13), and Acinetobacter baumannii lung infection and demonstrated that blocking IL-13 ...

The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can survive on hospital surfaces -- without water -- for months, an ability that has helped it become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Now, a team ...

A clade B strain of Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) was tied to a healthcare-associated outbreak that led to six patient deaths. Clade B is characterized by extensive drug resistance. It is also ...

A new study from Emory University addresses the growing global crisis of antibiotic-resistant infections. Many of these drug-resistant bacteria are spread through hospitals, and there are few ...

Acinetobacter baumannii is a bacteria which can become a virulent killer in health-care settings among severely ill patients. The germ has rapidly developed drug resistance to even last-line ...

Acinetobacter baumannii are bacteria that cause infections in the blood, lungs, kidneys, brain, and other organs. These bacteria are nonmotile (don't move on their own), strictly aerobic (need oxygen ...