Acinetobacter Infections: Infections with bacteria of the genus ACINETOBACTER.Acinetobacter: A genus of gram-negative bacteria of the family MORAXELLACEAE, found in soil and water and of uncertain pathogenicity.Acinetobacter baumannii: A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria, commonly found in the clinical laboratory, and frequently resistant to common antibiotics.Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial: The ability of bacteria to resist or to become tolerant to several structurally and functionally distinct drugs simultaneously. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).Acinetobacter calcoaceticus: A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria found in soil and water. Although considered to be normally nonpathogenic, this bacterium is a causative agent of nosocomial infections, particularly in debilitated individuals.Anti-Bacterial Agents: Substances that reduce the growth or reproduction of BACTERIA.Cross Infection: Any infection which a patient contracts in a health-care institution.Carbapenems: A group of beta-lactam antibiotics in which the sulfur atom in the thiazolidine ring of the penicillin molecule is replaced by a carbon atom. THIENAMYCINS are a subgroup of carbapenems which have a sulfur atom as the first constituent of the side chain.Colistin: Cyclic polypeptide antibiotic from Bacillus colistinus. It is composed of Polymyxins E1 and E2 (or Colistins A, B, and C) which act as detergents on cell membranes. Colistin is less toxic than Polymyxin B, but otherwise similar; the methanesulfonate is used orally.Microbial Sensitivity Tests: Any tests that demonstrate the relative efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents against specific microorganisms (i.e., bacteria, fungi, viruses).beta-Lactamases: Enzymes found in many bacteria which catalyze the hydrolysis of the amide bond in the beta-lactam ring. Well known antibiotics destroyed by these enzymes are penicillins and cephalosporins.Imipenem: Semisynthetic thienamycin that has a wide spectrum of antibacterial activity against gram-negative and gram-positive aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, including many multiresistant strains. It is stable to beta-lactamases. Clinical studies have demonstrated high efficacy in the treatment of infections of various body systems. Its effectiveness is enhanced when it is administered in combination with CILASTATIN, a renal dipeptidase inhibitor.DNA, Bacterial: Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of bacteria.beta-Lactam Resistance: Nonsusceptibility of bacteria to the action of the beta-lactam antibiotics. Mechanisms responsible for beta-lactam resistance may be degradation of antibiotics by BETA-LACTAMASES, failure of antibiotics to penetrate, or low-affinity binding of antibiotics to targets.Drug Resistance, Bacterial: The ability of bacteria to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).Tobacco Industry: The aggregate business enterprise of agriculture, manufacture, and distribution related to tobacco and tobacco-derived products.Cardiology: The study of the heart, its physiology, and its functions.Sleep Medicine Specialty: A medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS and their causes.Emergency Medicine: The branch of medicine concerned with the evaluation and initial treatment of urgent and emergent medical problems, such as those caused by accidents, trauma, sudden illness, poisoning, or disasters. Emergency medical care can be provided at the hospital or at sites outside the medical facility.Gastroenterology: A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the physiology and diseases of the digestive system and related structures (esophagus, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas).Endocrinology: A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the metabolism, physiology, and disorders of the ENDOCRINE SYSTEM.Nephrology: A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the kidney.Neurology: A medical specialty concerned with the study of the structures, functions, and diseases of the nervous system.Urinary Tract Infections: Inflammatory responses of the epithelium of the URINARY TRACT to microbial invasions. They are often bacterial infections with associated BACTERIURIA and PYURIA.Disarticulation: Amputation or separation at a joint. (Dorland, 28th ed)OsteomyelitisIraqWar: Hostile conflict between organized groups of people.Thigh: The portion of the leg in humans and other animals found between the HIP and KNEE.Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field: Gel electrophoresis in which the direction of the electric field is changed periodically. This technique is similar to other electrophoretic methods normally used to separate double-stranded DNA molecules ranging in size up to tens of thousands of base-pairs. However, by alternating the electric field direction one is able to separate DNA molecules up to several million base-pairs in length.Mice, Inbred ICRPeriodontitis: Inflammation and loss of connective tissues supporting or surrounding the teeth. This may involve any part of the PERIODONTIUM. Periodontitis is currently classified by disease progression (CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS) instead of age of onset. (From 1999 International Workshop for a Classification of Periodontal Diseases and Conditions, American Academy of Periodontology)Periodontal Diseases: Pathological processes involving the PERIODONTIUM including the gum (GINGIVA), the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS), the DENTAL CEMENTUM, and the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT.Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A species of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria commonly isolated from clinical specimens (wound, burn, and urinary tract infections). It is also found widely distributed in soil and water. P. aeruginosa is a major agent of nosocomial infection.Dental Plaque: A film that attaches to teeth, often causing DENTAL CARIES and GINGIVITIS. It is composed of MUCINS, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms.Sri LankaMouth: The oval-shaped oral cavity located at the apex of the digestive tract and consisting of two parts: the vestibule and the oral cavity proper.Gingiva: Oral tissue surrounding and attached to TEETH.Biological Ontologies: Structured vocabularies describing concepts from the fields of biology and relationships between concepts.Madagascar: One of the Indian Ocean Islands off the southeast coast of Africa. Its capital is Antananarivo. It was formerly called the Malagasy Republic. Discovered by the Portuguese in 1500, its history has been tied predominantly to the French, becoming a French protectorate in 1882, a French colony in 1896, and a territory within the French union in 1946. The Malagasy Republic was established in the French Community in 1958 but it achieved independence in 1960. Its name was changed to Madagascar in 1975. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p714)Hospitals, Military: Hospitals which provide care for the military personnel and usually for their dependents.Peer Review: An organized procedure carried out by a select committee of professionals in evaluating the performance of other professionals in meeting the standards of their specialty. Review by peers is used by editors in the evaluation of articles and other papers submitted for publication. Peer review is used also in the evaluation of grant applications. It is applied also in evaluating the quality of health care provided to patients.Peer Review, Research: The evaluation by experts of the quality and pertinence of research or research proposals of other experts in the same field. Peer review is used by editors in deciding which submissions warrant publication, by granting agencies to determine which proposals should be funded, and by academic institutions in tenure decisions.Medicine, Traditional: Systems of medicine based on cultural beliefs and practices handed down from generation to generation. The concept includes mystical and magical rituals (SPIRITUAL THERAPIES); PHYTOTHERAPY; and other treatments which may not be explained by modern medicine.Military Personnel: Persons including soldiers involved with the armed forces.AfghanistanHospitals, Packaged: Hospital equipment and supplies, packaged for long-term storage, sufficient to set up a general hospital in an emergency situation. They are also called Packaged Disaster Hospitals and formerly Civil Defense Emergency Hospitals.Haemophilus influenzae: A species of HAEMOPHILUS found on the mucous membranes of humans and a variety of animals. The species is further divided into biotypes I through VIII.Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria: A large group of aerobic bacteria which show up as pink (negative) when treated by the gram-staining method. This is because the cell walls of gram-negative bacteria are low in peptidoglycan and thus have low affinity for violet stain and high affinity for the pink dye safranine.Gentian Violet: A dye that is a mixture of violet rosanilinis with antibacterial, antifungal, and anthelmintic properties.Phenazines
Acinetobacter bacteremia in Hong Kong: prospective study and review. (1/737)
The epidemiological characteristics of 18 patients with acinetobacter bacteremia were analyzed. Patients (mean age, 55.5 years) developed bacteremia after an average of 14.1 days of hospitalization. Fifteen of 16 patients survived bacteremia caused by Acinetobacter baumannii. Cultures of blood from the remaining two patients yielded Acinetobacter lwoffii. Most patients (78%) resided in the general ward, while four patients (22%) were under intensive care. Genotyping by arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction analysis and the temporal sequence of isolation were more useful than phenotyping by antimicrobial susceptibility in the determination of the source of bacteremia, and the intravascular catheter was the leading infection source (39% of cases). The possibility of an association of glucose with the pathogenesis of acinetobacter infection was raised. (+info)Risk factors for nosocomial bloodstream infections due to Acinetobacter baumannii: a case-control study of adult burn patients. (2/737)
Risk factors for Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infection (BSI) were studied in patients with severe thermal injury in a burn intensive care unit where A. baumannii was endemic. Of 367 patients hospitalized for severe thermal injury during the study period, 29 patients with nosocomial A. baumannii BSI were identified (attack rate, 7.9%). Cases were compared with 58 matched controls without A. baumannii BSI. The overall mortality rate was 31% among cases and 14% among controls; only two deaths (7%) were considered directly related to A. baumannii BSI. Molecular typing of A. baumannii blood isolates by means of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed the presence of three different strain types. Multivariate analysis showed that female gender (P = .027), total body surface area burn of > 50% (P = .016), prior nosocomial colonization with A. baumannii at a distant site (P = .0002), and use of hydrotherapy (P = .037) were independently associated with the acquisition of A. baumannii BSI in burn patients. These data underscore the need for effective infection control measures for this emerging nosocomial problem. (+info)Efficacy of sulbactam alone and in combination with ampicillin in nosocomial infections caused by multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii. (3/737)
From March 1995 to March 1997, sulbactam was prospectively evaluated in patients with non-life-threatening multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections. During this period, 47 patients were treated with sulbactam; of them, five were excluded because they had received < or =48 h of sulbactam therapy. A total of 42 patients, 27 males and 15 females with a mean age of 60+/-15 years, were finally evaluated. Infections were as follows: surgical wound, 19; tracheobronchitis, 12; urinary tract, 7; catheter-related bacteraemia, 2; and pneumonia, 2. Eighteen patients received intravenous sulbactam alone (1 g every 8 h) and 24 patients received intravenous sulbactam/ampicillin (1 g:2 g every 8 h) with no major adverse effects. Of the 42 patients, 39 improved or were cured and showed A. baumannii eradication and one patient had persistence of wound infection after 8 days of sulbactam/ampicillin requiring surgical debridement. Two patients died after 3 days of therapy (one of the deaths was attributable to A. baumannii infection). The in-vitro activity of the sulbactam/ampicillin combination was by virtue of the antimicrobial activity exhibited by sulbactam. Killing curves showed that sulbactam was bacteriostatic; no synergy was observed between ampicillin and sulbactam. Our results indicate that sulbactam may prove effective for non-life-threatening A. baumannii infections. Its role in the treatment of severe infections is unknown. However, the current formulation of sulbactam alone may allow its use at higher doses and provide new potential synergic combinations, particularly for those infections by A. baumannii resistant to imipenem. (+info)Identification of Acinetobacter baumannii strains with monoclonal antibodies against the O antigens of their lipopolysaccharides. (4/737)
Despite the emergence of Acinetobacter baumannii strains as nosocomial pathogens, simple methods for their phenotypic identification are still unavailable. Murine monoclonal antibodies specific for the O-polysaccharide moiety of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of two A. baumannii strains were obtained after immunization with heat-killed bacteria. The monoclonal antibodies were characterized by enzyme immunoassay and by Western and dot blot analyses and were investigated for their potential use for the identification of A. baumannii strains. The antibodies reacted with 46 of the 80 A. baumannii clinical isolates that were investigated, and reactivity was observed with 11 of 14 strains which were isolated during outbreaks in different northwestern European cities; no reactivity was observed with Acinetobacter strains of other genomic species, including the closely related genomic species 1 (Acinetobacter calcoaceticus), 3, and 13 sensu Tjernberg and Ursing, or with other gram-negative bacterial strains. The results show that O-antigen-specific monoclonal antibodies such as the ones described are convenient reagents which can be used to identify Acinetobacter strains in clinical and research laboratories. (+info)Some immunological properties of lipopolysaccharide from Acinetobacter baumannii. (5/737)
Acinetobacter baumannii, mainly biotype 9, is an important nosocomial opportunist pathogen in Chile and other countries. The biological basis of its virulence and prevalence is still unknown. As lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is often associated with virulence, some biological properties of purified LPS from seven nosocomial isolates, comprising four isolates of A. baumannii biotype 9, two isolates of biotype 8 and one isolate of biotype 1, were investigated. LPS was extracted and purified from each isolate by the hot phenol-water method, and its ability to elicit a mitogenic response and to induce the synthesis of a tumour necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) in mouse spleen cells was determined. Activity was evaluated in vivo by determining the splenic index in comparison with LPS from Salmonella Typhimurium. All seven LPS samples were mitogenic on the basis of cellular proliferation experiments and six induced synthesis of TNF-alpha. Similar results were obtained in in-vivo experiments in which LPS induced spleen cell growth, as shown by determination of the splenic index. These results suggest that the LPS of A. baumannii might contribute to the pathogenic properties of this species. (+info)Use of a murine O-antigen-specific monoclonal antibody to identify Acinetobacter strains of unnamed genomic species 13 Sensu Tjernberg and Ursing. (6/737)
A monoclonal antibody against the O-antigenic polysaccharide chain of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Acinetobacter strains belonging to the unnamed genomic species 13 Sensu Tjernberg and Ursing (13TU) was obtained after immunization of BALB/c mice with heat-killed bacteria and was characterized by enzyme immunoassay and Western blot analysis, by use of LPS and proteinase K-treated bacterial lysates, analyses in which the antibody was shown to be highly specific for the homologous antigen. In addition, when tested in dot and Western blots, reactivity was observed with 9 of 18 Acinetobacter strains of genomic species 13TU which had been isolated in Germany and Denmark; no reactivity was observed with strains of other genomic species, including the closely related genomic groups 1 (A. calcoaceticus), 2 (A. baumannii), and 3 (unnamed), or with other gram-negative bacteria. The antibody described here represents a convenient reagent for the simple, economical, and accurate differentiation of clinical isolates of genomic species 13TU from other Acinetobacter strains. Although the antibody does not identify all isolates of this genomic group, it is evident that it will be a useful reagent in the development of a serotyping scheme for clinical laboratories. (+info)Genotypic and phenotypic similarity of multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in the Czech Republic. (7/737)
The diversity of 103 clinical isolates of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex obtained between 1991 and 1997 from 17 Czech hospitals was studied by ribotyping, biotyping, plasmid profiling and antibiotic susceptibility testing. According to the EcoRI ribotypes, all but one of these isolates were identified to the DNA group level: 77 isolates were allocated to DNA group 2 (A. baumannii), 14 to DNA group 3, 10 to DNA group 13 sensu Tjernberg and Ursing and one to DNA group 1 (A. calcoaceticus). In total, 50 different EcoRI ribotypes and 10 biotypes were observed. Plasmids were found in 92% of the isolates and a high variability in plasmid profiles was found in isolates of the same DNA group. The combination of typing profiles allowed two predominant groups (termed A and B) to be distinguished among the A. baumannii isolates (37 and eight isolates, respectively) that shared a specific ribotype and were highly similar in other properties. These two groups comprised both sporadic and outbreak isolates and were found in most localities. Group A and B isolates were markedly more resistant to antibiotics than most of the remaining isolates, thus representing 85% of all multiresistant isolates. The features of groups A and B corresponded to those of two epidemic clones identified recently among hospital strains in north-western Europe. (+info)In vivo efficacies of combinations of beta-lactams, beta-lactamase inhibitors, and rifampin against Acinetobacter baumannii in a mouse pneumonia model. (8/737)
The effects of various regimens containing combinations of beta-lactams, beta-lactam inhibitor(s), and rifampin were assessed in a recently described mouse model of Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia (M. L. Joly-Guillou, M. Wolff, J. J. Pocidalo, F. Walker, and C. Carbon, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 41:345-351, 1997). Two aspects of the therapeutic response were studied: the kinetics of the bactericidal effect (treatment was initiated 3 h after intratracheal inoculation, and bacterial counts were determined over a 24-h period) and survival (treatment was initiated 8 h after inoculation, and the cumulative mortality rate was assessed on day 5). Two clinical strains were used: a cephalosporinase-producing strain (SAN-94040) and a multiresistant strain (RCH-69). For SAN-94040 and RCH-69, MICs and MBCs (milligrams per liter) were as follows: ticarcillin, 32, 64, 256, and >256, respectively; ticarcillin-clavulanate, 32, 64, and 512, and >512, respectively; imipenem, 0.5, 0.5, 8, and 32, respectively; sulbactam, 0.5, 0.5, 8, and 8, respectively; and rifampin, 8, 8, 4, and 4, respectively. Against SAN-94040, four regimens, i.e., imipenem, sulbactam, imipenem-rifampin, and ticarcillin-clavulanate (at a 25/1 ratio)-sulbactam produced a true bactericidal effect (>/=3-log10 reduction of CFU/g of lung). The best survival rate (i.e., 93%) was obtained with the combination of ticarcillin-clavulanate-sulbactam, and regimens containing rifampin provided a survival rate of >/=65%. Against RCH-69, only regimens containing rifampin and the combination of imipenem-sulbactam had a true bactericidal effect. The best survival rates (>/=80%) were obtained with regimens containing rifampin and sulbactam. These results suggest that nonclassical combinations of beta-lactams, beta-lactamase inhibitors, and rifampin should be considered for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia due to A. baumannii. (+info)Acinetobacter infections Acinetobacter baumannii Actinomycosis Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae and ... Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection One of the Human papillomaviruses Human parainfluenza virus infection Human parainfluenza ... Infections associated with diseases. References[edit]. *^ Walsh TJ, Dixon DM (1996). Baron S, et al., eds. Spectrum of Mycoses ... Haemophilus influenzae infection Haemophilus influenzae Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) Enteroviruses, mainly Coxsackie A ...
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"Acinetobacter baylyi as a Pathogen for Opportunistic Infection". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 46 (9): 2938-2944. doi: ... Acinetobacter calcoaceticus is a bacterial species of the genus Acinetobacter. It is a nonmotile, gram negative coccobacillus. ... Acinetobacter calcoaceticus on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Type strain of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus at BacDive - the Bacterial ... To identify other Acinetobacter species genotyping is required. A. calcoaceticus is a soil bacterium. It has been shown to be ...
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... can cause bloodstream infection in neonates. LPSN bacterio.net Straininfo of Acinetobacter soli Dongyou Liu ... "Acinetobacter soli as a Cause of Bloodstream Infection in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 49 ... Kim, D.; Baik, K. S.; Kim, M. S.; Park, S. C.; Kim, S. S.; Rhee, M. S.; Kwak, Y. S.; Seong, C. N. (2008). "Acinetobacter soli ... Acinetobacter soli is a Gram-negative, catalase-positive, oxidase-negative, strictly aerobic rod-shaped, nonmotile bacterium ...
Rathinavelu, S; Zavros, Y; Merchant, JL (June 2003). "Acinetobacter lwoffii infection and gastritis". Microbes and infection / ... It can cause infections in human hosts, particularly catheter-associated infections in immunocompromised patients. It has also ... Acinetobacter lwoffii, formerly known as Mima polymorpha or Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var. lwoffii, is a non-fermentative ... Type strain of Acinetobacter lwoffii at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase. ...
"Blood stream infections caused by Acinetobacter ursingii in an obstetrics ward". Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 11 (1): 52- ... "Acinetobacter ursingii sp. nov. and Acinetobacter schindleri sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens". International ... and antimicrobial susceptibilities of Acinetobacter ursingii and Acinetobacter schindleri, two frequently misidentified ... Acinetobacter ursingii is a species of potentially pathogenic bacteria. Its type strain is LUH 3792T (= NIPH 137T = LMG 19575T ...
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Nosocomial bloodstream infections due to Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter pittii and Acinetobacter nosocomialis in the ... Acinetobacter infection. N Engl J Med. 2008;358:1271-81.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar ... Intravenous minocycline: a review in Acinetobacter infections. Drugs. 2016;76:1467-76.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar ... Existing treatment options for infections due to Acinetobacter are limited by a lack of robust efficacy and safety data along ...
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Acinetobacter baumannii causes a wide range of nosocomial infections. This pathogen is considered a threat to human health due ... A Phenome-Wide Association Study Uncovers a Pathological Role of Coagulation Factor X during Acinetobacter baumannii Infection ... Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative bacterium that is associated with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated ... 2-Hydroxylation of Acinetobacter baumannii Lipid A Contributes to Virulence ...
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- We reviewed recent data about epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii , resistance mechanisms, and therapeutic options for severe infections caused by multidrug-resistant strains. (medscape.com)
- Garnacho-Montero J, Amaya-Villar R. Multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections: epidemiology and management. (medscape.com)
- Outbreak of a multiply resistant Acinetobacter in a surgical intensive care unit: epidemiology and control. (medscape.com)
- Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 22, Issue. (cambridge.org)
- The Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Does the Community Represent a Reservoir? (cambridge.org)
- In their latest work, Sengstock and colleagues describe the epidemiology, resistance patterns, and outcomes of older adults with Acinetobacter infection in community hospitals. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
- Present at the public meeting were consultants with wide-ranging expertise in areas such as human and veterinary medicine, pharmaceutical and diagnostics manufacturing, animal husbandry, clinical microbiology, epidemiology, infectious diseases and infection control, and state and local public health officials. (cdc.gov)
- Epidemiology and Infection Control Implications ofAcinetobacter spp. (asm.org)
- We used amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to study further the molecular epidemiology of acinetobacters in our region. (asm.org)
- abstract = "The molecular epidemiology of fifteen clinical strains of Acinetobacter baumannii recovered from various clinical specimens from different wards during January to June, 2010 from a hospital in Nepal was evaluated. (edu.au)
- Ball pits used in children's physical therapy - similar to those made popular by restaurants catering to families - may contribute to germ transmission between patients, according to new research published in the American Journal of Infection Control, the journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, published by Elsevier. (news-medical.net)
- For infections with antibiotic-susceptible strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, most studies have suggested that combination therapy, usually with a beta -lactam antibiotic plus an aminoglycoside, is preferable for patients with bacteremia and neutropenia. (nih.gov)
- The incidence of bacteremia at military medical facilities caused by Acinetobacter baumannii has also increased ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
- However, in hospitals, some strains, notably Acinetobacter baumannii will cause infections together with pneumonia and bacteremia ( bloodstream infection ). (soundhealthsolution.com)
- Acinetobacter baumannii is an important nosocomial pathogen that causes a range of diseases, including respiratory and urinary tract infections, meningitis, endocarditis, wound infections, and bacteremia. (grantome.com)
- bacteremia (6), and urinary tract infection (3). (blogspot.com)
- Acinetobacter bumannii causes different hospital-aquired infections, such as bacteremia, urinary tract infections, and secondary meningitis, but its prominent role is in hospital pneumonia, especially pneumonia of the upper respiratory tract of patients in intensive care units. (intjinfection.com)
- We evaluated the long-term effects of infection control interventions on the incidence densities of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) and CRA complex infection, and the rates of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex bacteremia (AB). (infectoforum.net)
- ABSTRACT Multi-drug resistant (MDR) strains of Acinetobacter baumannii are responsible for an increasing number of opportunistic infections in hospitals. (who.int)
- New research finds curcumin combined with a polyphenol in green tea and other foods and herbs will inhibit multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii - often at the root of hospital-acquried pneumonia infections. (greenmedinfo.com)
- Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria is known to cause pneumonia or serious blood or wound infections. (inquisitr.com)
- Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative bacterium that is associated with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia. (asm.org)
- Tigecycline has broad spectrum antimicrobial activity and is approved for complicated intra-abdominal infections, complicated skin and soft tissue infections, and community-acquired pneumonia. (nih.gov)
- There are few data on clinical experience of tigecycline in hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and Acinetobacter spp. (nih.gov)
- A wide range of infections are possible with this organism, including bloodstream infections , pneumonia (occasionally even community-acquired pneumonia), urinary tract infections , and wound infections (wound infection in soldiers after traumatic injury have been reported). (visualdx.com)
- Patients present with symptoms compatible with the site of infection (for example, patients with pneumonia will have respiratory symptoms compatible with pneumonia). (visualdx.com)
- Acinetobacter community acquired pneumonia. (visualdx.com)
- Acinetobacter baumannii colonizes the respiratory tract, skin, urinary and gastrointestinal systems, and frequently leads to pneumonia, blood circulatory infection, and urinary system infection. (naturalpedia.com)
- Multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the major infection agents causing nosocomial pneumonia. (springer.com)
- Community-acquired Acinetobacter pneumonia: a case report. (ajtmh.org)
- Objectives: In the intensive care setting, Acinetobacter baumannii causes ventilator-associated pneumonia and other nosocomial infections that are difficult to treat. (bezmialem.edu.tr)
- A person who has become infected with Acinetobacter bacteria may develop pneumonia-like symptoms. (brighthub.com)
- Acinetobacter causes a variety of diseases, ranging from pneumonia to serious blood or wound infections, and the symptoms vary depending on the disease. (bscnnursesolomonmpanga.com)
- Pneumonia: Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. (soundhealthsolution.com)
- Your healthcare supplier could use an x-ray to seem for signs of pneumonia or different infections. (soundhealthsolution.com)
- In fact, A. baumannii is now responsible for up to 20% of all intensive care unit infections in some regions of the world with pneumonia being the most common presentation. (grantome.com)
- These infections may occur as outbreaks rather than isolated cases of nosocomial pneumonia. (medscape.com)
- The 2005 IDSA guidelines for hospital-acquired pneumonia discuss the role of Acinetobacter as a cause of nosocomial pneumonia. (medscape.com)
- Introduction: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit and leads to increase of mortality in affected patients. (ac.ir)
- This resistance often leads to devastatingly long delays in time to appropriate therapy and increased mortality for patients afflicted with Acinetobacter infections. (springer.com)
- Thirty-day mortality rate of HAP and Acinetobacter spp. (nih.gov)
- Ventricular infection due to XDR- Acinetobacter baumanii ( A. baumanii ) is the most severe complication after neurosurgery which associated with high morbidity and mortality. (panafrican-med-journal.com)
- Malfunction of ventriculo peritoneal (VP) shunt or external ventricular drainage (EVD) insertion closely related with post-neurosurgical infection which leads to longer hospitalization stay, higher costs, morbidity and mortality rate [ 1 , 2 ]. (panafrican-med-journal.com)
- Mortality and morbidity resulting from A baumannii infection relate to the underlying cardiopulmonary immune status of the host rather than the inherent virulence of the organism. (medscape.com)
- In one of the largest studies to measure the burden of antibiotic resistance in a low- or middle-income country, researchers at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy report that in-hospital mortality is significantly higher among patients infected with multi-drug resistant or extensively drug resistant pathogens including Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii. (news-medical.net)
- A substantial number of reports received from hospitals across the world is warning of the alarming spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing nosocomial infections (NIs), which has led to increases in both costs and mortality (1-3). (balkanmedicaljournal.org)
- Infections caused by imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii are associated with high mortality and morbidity. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Acinetobacter baumannii has been increasingly reported in the outbreak of nosocomial infections in the intensive care units, which not only prolong the length of hospital stay but result in high attributable mortality. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- The researchers investigated the microbiology databases at Oakwood Healthcare System in Michigan (four hospitals with 632, 259, 199 and 168 beds) for clinical Acinetobacter cultures obtained from 2003 to 2008. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
- Differentiation of Acinetobacter species is difficult with the means typically available to most clinical microbiology laboratories, including commercial semiautomated identification systems. (mhmedical.com)
- Thapa, BK & Tribuddharat, C 2011, ' Emergence of oligoclonal Acinetobacter baumannii nosocomial infection in a Hospital in Nepal ', African Journal of Microbiology Research , vol. 5, no. 32, pp. 5872-5876. (edu.au)
- A group in the Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology at the UPV/EHU has conducted an in-depth study into the capacity to survive of the Acinetobacter baumannii bacterium as well as the strategies it uses to survive. (news-medical.net)
- Because routine identification in the clinical microbiology laboratory is not yet possible, Acinetobacter isolates are divided and grouped into three main complexes: Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumanii complex: glucose-oxidising nonhemolytic, (A. baumannii can be identified by OXA-51 typing) Acinetobacter lwoffii: glucose-negative nonhemolytic Acinetobacter haemolyticus: hemolytic Different species of bacteria in this genus can be identified using fluorescence-lactose-denitrification to find the amount of acid produced by metabolism of glucose. (wikipedia.org)
- Patients with Acinetobacter pneumonias occurring in the context of an outbreak in the intensive care unit (ICU) generally have a history of preceding contact with respiratory support monitors or equipment. (medscape.com)
- Nosocomial respiratory tract infection and colonization with Acinetobacter calcoaceticus. (medscape.com)
- An outbreak of Acinetobacter respiratory tract infection resulting from incomplete disinfection of ventilatory equipment. (medscape.com)
- Respiratory Bacterial infections due to Acinetobacter species are typically encountered in health care settings and can be particularly difficult to treat due to the propensity of the organism to incorporate multiple antibiotic resistance mechanisms. (visualdx.com)
- The oral cavity may be a major source of these respiratory pathogens, particularly in the presence of poor oral hygiene and periodontal infection. (scielo.br)
- The organism may be cultured from routine clinical specimens, cerebrospinal fluid, blood, respiratory secretions, peritoneal fluid, wound exudates, or urine.Imaging: Chest radiograph and CT scans are useful in defining the extent of a nosocomial infection by any organism or to rule out other causes of the patient's symptoms.Other tests: These tests would be related to the organ system involved. (medigoo.com)
- Colonization with Acinetobacter occurs on skin, wounds, and respiratory epithelium. (medigoo.com)
- Bloodstream infection, followed by respiratory tract and surgical wound infections, is the most significant infection caused by A. baumannii ( 2 ). (jjmicrobiol.com)
- Most Acinetobacter isolates recovered from hospitalized patients, particularly those recovered from respiratory secretions and urine, represent colonization rather than infection. (medscape.com)
- When Acinetobacter infections occur, they usually involve organ systems that have a high fluid content (eg, respiratory tract, CSF, peritoneal fluid, urinary tract). (medscape.com)
- The presence of Acinetobacter isolates in respiratory secretions in intubated patients may represent colonization. (medscape.com)
- Acinetobacter pneumonias occur in outbreaks and are usually associated with colonized respiratory-support equipment or fluids. (medscape.com)
- Although this bacterium usually has low virulence, infected catheters cause a variety of infections and are often related to this respiratory system infection ( 9 ). (intjinfection.com)
- As environmental pollution and population aging intensify in China, there will be higher incidences of the main indications for Levofloxacin, for example, respiratory infection, urinary infection and intestinal infection. (researchandmarkets.com)
- The aim in this study was to investigate the spread status of antibiotic resistance genes, such as multiple beta-lactamase genes and aminoglycoside-modifying enzyme genes, from A. baumanii strains isolated from patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). (mendeley.com)
- Prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. (scielo.br)
- This study investigated the prevalence of P. aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. (scielo.br)
- Despite the prevalence and interest in A. baumannii infections, there is relatively limited wellcontrolled scientific data to help the clinician select optimal empirical and subsequent targeted therapy for a variety of infections. (oup.com)
- Although the prevalence of carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii (CP-AB) in Germany is still low an increasing number of outbreaks has been reported in recent years. (biomedcentral.com)
- Subsequently, the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter infections has increased r. (biomedcentral.com)
- Conclusion: The elevated prevalence of VAP noscomial infection is alarming. (ac.ir)
- High Prevalence and Endemicity of Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter spp. (hindawi.com)
- This study was a laboratory-based audit to determine the prevalence of Acinetobacter spp. (hindawi.com)
- Here we compare the efficacy of the peptide with that of imipenem and colistin in A. baumannii wound infections after burn injury. (elsevier.com)
- Colistin, the most commonly used agent for acinetobacter, can cause severe kidney and neurological damage and is considered an antibiotic of last resort. (pbs.org)
- Antimicrobials drugs frequently reported as active against Acinetobacter spp include carbapenems, colistin, ampicillin/sulbactam, amikacin, rifampin and tetracyclines and currently carbapenens are considered the main antimicrobial treatment. (usp.br)
- Outbreaks of Acinetobacter infections typically occur in intensive care units and healthcare settings housing very ill patients. (bscnnursesolomonmpanga.com)
- While there are many types or "species" of Acinetobacter and all can cause human disease, Acinetobacter baumannii accounts for about 80% of reported infections.Outbreaks of Acinetobacter infections typically occur in intensive care units and healthcare settings housing very ill patients. (medigoo.com)
- Outbreaks of Acinetobacter infections, often caused by multiresistant strains, have been widely reported, commonly in intensive care units (ICUs) in North America and Europe. (asm.org)
- In smaller, city hospitals like Nashville General, outbreaks of acinetobacter can cripple the ICU. (pbs.org)
- It may also cause urinary tract and skin and soft-tissue or wound infections. (naturalpedia.com)
- Hospitalized patients, especially very ill patients on a ventilator, those with a prolonged hospital stay, those who have open wounds, or any person with invasive devices like urinary catheters are also at greater risk for Acinetobacter infection. (bscnnursesolomonmpanga.com)
- It may additionally cause urinary tract and wound infections. (soundhealthsolution.com)
- Urinary tract infection: A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection of the kidneys, ureters, or bladder. (soundhealthsolution.com)
- Similarly, Acinetobacter urinary tract infections are clinically indistinguishable from catheter-associated bacteremias caused by other aerobic gram-negative bacilli. (medscape.com)
- Acinetobacter colonization is particularly common in patients who are intubated and in those who have multiple intravenous lines or monitoring devices, surgical drains, or indwelling urinary catheters. (medscape.com)
- Urinary tract infections were not included. (usp.br)
- 102 patients had bloodstream infections at facilities treating U.S. military personnel injured in Iraq or Afghanistan from January 1, 2002, through August 31, 2004. (mhmedical.com)
- Currently, reports on persistent bloodstream infections caused by A. baumannii are rare. (jjmicrobiol.com)
- CRE is primarily a nosocomial infection which accounts for 4% of bloodstream infections (NHSN 2012). (oregon.gov)
- Acinetobacter baumannii accounted for 1.8% of all healthcare-associated infections reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) during 2009-2010, but 6.6% of ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAPs), and 2.2% of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). (oregon.gov)
- Treatment of Acinetobacter infections. (medscape.com)
- A retrospective review was conducted of the medical records of 29 sequential patients who received tigecycline for treatment of Acinetobacter infections. (blogspot.com)
- Data from more studies are needed before tigecycline can be recommended for the treatment of Acinetobacter infections. (blogspot.com)
- Representatives (n = 31) of outbreak strains of Acinetobacter baumannii from five countries fell into three clear groups, designated Groups 1-3, based on their ompA (outer-membrane protein A), csuE (part of a pilus assembly system required for biofilm formation) and bla(OXA-51-like) (the intrinsic carbapenemase gene in A. baumannii) gene sequences. (nih.gov)
- Selecting appropriate empiric and definitive antibacterial therapy for Acinetobacter is further complicated by the lack of reliability in commercial antimicrobial susceptibility testing devices and limited breakpoint interpretations for available agents. (springer.com)
- A national alert was triggered in September 2003 when 4 hospitals reported clusters of A. baumannii infection with similar susceptibility profiles. (uptodate.com)
- Clonally related strains of Acinetobacter that differ in susceptibility patterns may coexist within a single hospital, dependent on the selective pressure related to antibiotic exposure. (cambridge.org)
- This strategy is based on the fact that all bacterial pathogens require nutrient metal in order to colonize their hosts, and alterations in dietary metal levels profoundly affect susceptibility to infection. (grantome.com)
- The aim of this study was to identify the etiologic agents of VAP infections in intensive care unit and antibiotic susceptibility determination of isolated bacteria. (ac.ir)
- Few (100) randomly selected isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii ( A. baumannii) were tested for imipenem, meropenem, and polymyxin B susceptibility by minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and for the presence of class A and B carbapenemases by multiplex PCR. (hindawi.com)
- Tigecycline can be considered as an alternative therapy in patients with HAP or infections caused by Acinetobacter spp. (nih.gov)
- Tigecycline has in vitro activity against Acinetobacter spp. (blogspot.com)
- However, the low serum level and bacteriostatic nature of tigecycline hamper its application in blood stream infection, one of the most common presentations of A. baumannii infections. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- A. baumannii is a major cause of nosocomial infections affecting mainly to debilitating patients in the ICU, although the spread to regular wards and to long-term care facilities is increasing. (medscape.com)
- In the hospital setting, Acinetobacter species are an important cause of nosocomial infection, yet these infections were rarely encountered in our facility until we began observing them in soldiers with infected wounds. (cdc.gov)
- Rather than being a single type of bacterium Acinetobacter is made up of over 25 varieties. (brighthub.com)
- Neurosurgically related nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis: report of two cases and literature review. (medscape.com)
- Meningitis is an infection of the brain or medulla spinals. (soundhealthsolution.com)
- I keep reading that it's rare for sinus infection to cause meningitis, but it happened to me. (healthtap.com)
- Had meningitis from bad sinus infection. (healthtap.com)
- Very unusual for a sinus infection to transform into meningitis . (healthtap.com)
- Think I may have a sinus infection and if I do then I've had it for a while now, how rare is it to get meningitis from this? (healthtap.com)
- What are the chances that an untreated sinus infection would turn into meningitis? (healthtap.com)
- The germ may enter through the nasal passages, but it would be rare for anyone with a sinus infection to transform into meningitis. (healthtap.com)
- What's the likelihood of getting meningitis from a potentially untreated sinus infection of one month? (healthtap.com)
- Yes it is possible for a bad sinus infection to lead to meningitis . (healthtap.com)
- What are chances of getting sinus infection again that turns into meningitis? (healthtap.com)
- Prolonged hospitalization or antibiotic therapy predisposes to Acinetobacter colonization. (medscape.com)
- Acinetobacter baumannii Gastrointestinal Colonization Is Facilitated by Secretory IgA Which Is Reductively Dissociated by Bacterial Thioredoxin A . mBio, Vol. 9, Issue. (cambridge.org)
- Further, the study found that patients with a recent history of MDR-AB colonization or infection were not significantly more likely than those with a remote history of MDR-AB to contaminate their environment. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
- The authors note several potential limitations including small sample size, lack of a comparison group, and the inability to determine which came first: environmental contamination or patient colonization/infection. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
- In general, first-, second-, and third-generation cephalosporins, macrolides, and penicillins have little or no anti- Acinetobacter activity, and their use may predispose to Acinetobacter colonization. (medscape.com)
- Care must be exercised in determining whether the isolate is due to colonization or is truly causing infection. (medscape.com)
- Acinetobacter species are can be transmitted to patients because of their persistence on environmental surfaces and because of colonization of the hands of healthcare workers. (medscape.com)
- The relationship between opportunistic pulmonary fungal infections and CD4 count levels among HIV-seropositive patients in Calabar, Nigeria. (blogspot.com)
- 1. Define the terms Opportunistic, Nosocomial and Iatrogenic infections. (brainscape.com)
- Opportunistic: an infection that occurs in a compromised host by an organism (bacteria, fungus, parasite or virus), which does not usually infect a "normal" host. (brainscape.com)
- Moreover, the blp1 gene is required for the establishing of A. baumannii virulence phenotype in nematode and murine infection models. (springer.com)
- Acinetobacter species have low virulence but are capable of causing infection in organ transplants and febrile neutropenia. (medscape.com)
- This is an infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus - and it often is quite dangerous because the organism, the 'germ' has alot of virulence to it. (healthtap.com)
- Twenty-three soldiers wounded in Iraq and subsequently admitted to our facility from March 2003 to May 2004 had wound cultures positive for Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex. (cdc.gov)
- Eighteen had osteomyelitis, 2 burn infection, and 3 deep wound infection. (cdc.gov)
- A. baumannii is the most medically relevant member of the Acb complex since it has been associated with hospital infections as well as community-acquired and injury infections, particularly those caused after natural disasters or wound infections in military personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan ( 10 ). (asm.org)
- In this work, we isolated and assembled a five-member cocktail of wild phages against Acinetobacter baumannii and demonstrated therapeutic efficacy in a mouse full-thickness dorsal infected wound model. (asm.org)
- The cocktail lowers the bioburden in the wound, prevents the spread of infection and necrosis to surrounding tissue, and decreases infection-associated morbidity. (asm.org)
- Other signs of this bad bacterial infection are redness around a wound and the presence of pus. (brighthub.com)
- Skin or wound infection: Any skin gap or wound will get infected with the germ. (soundhealthsolution.com)
- Traumatic wound infections can be treated with minocycline. (medigoo.com)
- Ultraviolet C light for Acinetobacter baumannii wound infections in mice: Potential use for battlefield wound decontamination? (lww.com)
- Ampicillin-sulbactam: an update on the use of parenteral and oral forms in bacterial infections. (medscape.com)
- According to reports, health officials are probing into bacterial infections in the neonatal intensive care unit of University Hospital in Newark following the death of the premature baby in late September. (inquisitr.com)
- Results of this study suggest that the extract alone of Peganum harmala and Heracleum persicum may be useful to treat bacterial infections. (intjinfection.com)
- They are no all bacterial infections . (healthtap.com)
- Amikacin Amphotericin B Ceftobiprole Ceftaroline Carbapenems (such as imipenem/cilastatin) - used as drug of last resort for a variety of different bacterial infections. (wikipedia.org)
- Patients who are immunosuppressed, have diabetes, or who are hospitalized (especially in intensive care units) are at increased risk for this infection. (visualdx.com)
- Acinetobacter baumannii causes severe infections that primarily affect intensive care unit (ICU) patients. (jidc.org)
- Bloodstream infection due to Acinetobacter baumannii is characterized as a nosocomial infection, particularly occurs in intensive care units (ICUs). (jjmicrobiol.com)
- Multiple factors tend to increase the risk for acquiring an Acinetobacter infection, including prior antibiotic exposure, intensive care unit admission, use of a central venous catheter, and mechanical ventilation or hemodialysis use. (medscape.com)
- Acinetobacter commonly colonizes patients in the intensive care setting. (medscape.com)
- Univariate analysis suggested that mechanical ventilation, indwelling catheter, cancer patients, length of hospitalization in intensive care unit (ICU) ≥15 d, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score, combined using antibiotic before isolation of AB and use of third-lines cephalosporins were associated with the development of MDR-AB healthcare-associated infections. (springer.com)
- with healthcare associated infections (HCAI) in intensive care units (ICU) is alarming. (hindawi.com)
- In July 2010, a team in New Delhi reported a cluster of three cases of Acinetobacter baumannii bearing blaNDM-1 that were found in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Chennai, India, in April 2010. (wikipedia.org)
- The increasing emergence of Acinetobacter spp. (hindawi.com)
- There has been recent emergence of Acinetobacter spp. (hindawi.com)
- Acinetobacter species are oxidase-negative, exhibit twitching motility, and occur in pairs under magnification. (wikipedia.org)
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing this public workshop regarding the current state and further development of animal models for serious infections caused by Acinetobacter baumanii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa . (fda.gov)
- Previous reports of community-associated Acinetobacter infections have lacked clear case definitions and assessment of healthcare-associated (HCA) risk factors. (cambridge.org)
- Additionally, these factors also facilitate easy transmission of MDROs implicated in various healthcare associated infections (HCAI). (hindawi.com)
- Staphylococcus aureus was the most common healthcare-associated infection (HAI) reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) during 2009-2010, accounting for 15.6% of all infections, 12.3% of central line-associated blood stream infections, and 30.4% of surgical site infections. (oregon.gov)
- E. faecium and E. faecalis accounted for 4.1% and 6.8% of all healthcare-associated infections (HAI) reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network during 2009-2010. (oregon.gov)
- and has been suggested as a therapeutic option in these infections. (blogspot.com)
- including A. baumannii from vegetables: implications for hospital-acquired infections. (ajtmh.org)