<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>: Its Clinical Significance in Human and Veterinary Medicine
<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> is a Gram-negative, opportunistic pathogen, causing severe infections difficult to treat. The <i>A. baumannii</i> infection rate has increased year by year in human medicine and it is also considered as a major cause of nosocomial infections wor...
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| description | <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> is a Gram-negative, opportunistic pathogen, causing severe infections difficult to treat. The <i>A. baumannii</i> infection rate has increased year by year in human medicine and it is also considered as a major cause of nosocomial infections worldwide. This bacterium, also well known for its ability to form biofilms, has a strong environmental adaptability and the characteristics of multi-drug resistance. Indeed, strains showing fully resistant profiles represent a worrisome problem in clinical therapeutic treatment. Furthermore, <i>A. baumannii</i>-associated veterinary nosocomial infections has been reported in recent literature. Particularly, carbapenem-resistant <i>A. baumannii</i> can be considered an emerging opportunistic pathogen in human medicine as well as in veterinary medicine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-20f8760f694c405ea518e42d5f1a52eb2023-12-03T14:50:21ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172021-01-0110212710.3390/pathogens10020127<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>: Its Clinical Significance in Human and Veterinary MedicineFrancesca Paola Nocera0Anna-Rita Attili1Luisa De Martino2Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80137 Naples, ItalySchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62024 Matelica, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80137 Naples, Italy<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> is a Gram-negative, opportunistic pathogen, causing severe infections difficult to treat. The <i>A. baumannii</i> infection rate has increased year by year in human medicine and it is also considered as a major cause of nosocomial infections worldwide. This bacterium, also well known for its ability to form biofilms, has a strong environmental adaptability and the characteristics of multi-drug resistance. Indeed, strains showing fully resistant profiles represent a worrisome problem in clinical therapeutic treatment. Furthermore, <i>A. baumannii</i>-associated veterinary nosocomial infections has been reported in recent literature. Particularly, carbapenem-resistant <i>A. baumannii</i> can be considered an emerging opportunistic pathogen in human medicine as well as in veterinary medicine.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/2/127<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>human medicineveterinary medicinemulti-drug resistancebiofilms |
| spellingShingle | Francesca Paola Nocera Anna-Rita Attili Luisa De Martino <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>: Its Clinical Significance in Human and Veterinary Medicine Pathogens <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> human medicine veterinary medicine multi-drug resistance biofilms |
| title | <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>: Its Clinical Significance in Human and Veterinary Medicine |
| title_full | <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>: Its Clinical Significance in Human and Veterinary Medicine |
| title_fullStr | <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>: Its Clinical Significance in Human and Veterinary Medicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>: Its Clinical Significance in Human and Veterinary Medicine |
| title_short | <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>: Its Clinical Significance in Human and Veterinary Medicine |
| title_sort | i acinetobacter baumannii i its clinical significance in human and veterinary medicine |
| topic | <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> human medicine veterinary medicine multi-drug resistance biofilms |
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