| H00309 | |
| H number | H00309 |
| Name | Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter infection |
| Description | Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a worldwide problem as a nosocomial pathogen in hospitalized patients. It can cause bacteremia, pneumonia, meningitis, urinary tract infection, wound infection, and nosocomial infections. Isolates resistant to almost all commercially available antimicrobials have been identified. |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Acinetobacter baumannii [GN:aby abc abn abx abz abr abd abh abad abj abab abaj abk abau abw abal] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: MG50.0 ICD-10: A49.9 MeSH: D000151 |
| Reference | PMID:18444865 AUTHORS Maragakis LL, Perl TM TITLE Acinetobacter baumannii: epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, and treatment options. JOURNAL Clin Infect Dis 46:1254-63 (2008) DOI:10.1086/529198 PMID:21502736 AUTHORS Doughari HJ, Ndakidemi PA, Human IS, Benade S TITLE The ecology, biology and pathogenesis of Acinetobacter spp.: an overview. JOURNAL Microbes Environ 26:101-12 (2011) DOI:10.1264/jsme2.ME10179 PMID:15280512 AUTHORS Jain R, Danziger LH TITLE Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter infections: an emerging challenge to clinicians. JOURNAL Ann Pharmacother 38:1449-59 (2004) DOI:10.1345/aph.1D592 PMID:18588496 AUTHORS Gootz TD, Marra A TITLE Acinetobacter baumannii: an emerging multidrug-resistant threat. JOURNAL Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 6:309-25 (2008) DOI:10.1586/14787210.6.3.309 PMID:16238638 AUTHORS Hanlon GW TITLE The emergence of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter species: a major concern in the hospital setting. JOURNAL Lett Appl Microbiol 41:375-8 (2005) DOI:10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01791.x |