Efflux Systems in Acinetobacter spp. Antimicrobial efflux is yet another important mechanism of resistance in Acinetobacter spp. In general, efflux constitutes a resistance mechanism that involves the ...

Researchers have found bacteria often associated with hospital infections in meat samples from markets in Peru. The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) led the study, published in the ...

A research team has discovered a fundamental mechanism that helps the dreaded hospital pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii to survive. This mechanism explains why the pathogen is difficult to eradicate ...

Acinetobacter bacteria are not airborne, but can be spread through direct contact with surfaces, objects, or the skin of people that are contaminated with A. baumannii. Bloodstream infections often ...

Hospital-acquired infections are often hard to treat because the corresponding pathogens become increasingly resistant against antibiotics. The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii is particularly feared ...

The resistance of pathogenic micro-organisms to antibiotics is our responsibility — starting from negligent farmers seeking how to save their crops and animals from the disease at all costs, to all ...

Class A enzymes include β-lactamases that are active against penicillins and cephalosporins as well as extended-spectrum β-lactamases that are also active against penicillins and cephalosporins and in ...