Natural history of Acinetobacter baumannii infection in mice

Multi drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection

Consultant Paediatric neurologist, King Fahad Military Hopsital, Jeddah21159, Saudi Arabia E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: 00966 535556205 Managing Acinetobacter baumannii infection is challenging during the treatment of infected ventriculoperitoneal shunt due to its propensity to develop multi drug resistance (MDR) to commonly used potent antibiotics in hospital settings. We present one such...

Acinetobacter baumannii

Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen primarily associated with hospital-acquired infections. The recent increase in incidence, largely associated with infected combat troops returning from conflict zones, coupled with a dramatic increase in the incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains, has significantly raised the profile of this emerging opportunistic pathogen. ...

Recent Advances in the Immunopathogenesis of Acinetobacter baumannii Infection

Neutrophils play an important role in host resistance to respiratory infection with Acinetobacter baumannii in mice.

Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a major cause of both community-associated and nosocomial pneumonia, but little is known about the cellular and molecular mechanisms of host defense against respiratory infection with this bacterial pathogen. In this study, we examined the role of neutrophils in host resistance to pulmonary A. baumannii infection in a mouse model of intranasal (i.n.) infec...

Outcomes of Acinetobacter baumannii infection in critically ill burned patients.

The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of drug resistance among isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii from our Burn Intensive Care Unit (BICU), the rate of clinical cure, and the mortality rate. We undertook a retrospective review of all cases of infection from the BICU between January 2004 and November 2005. The group consisted of 24 men (80%) and 6 women with a mean age of 4...