Constitutive Phenotypic Modification of Lipid A in Clinical Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates
Suhyun Kim, Sohyeon Yun, Woojun Park
Abstract
The widespread presence of MDR pathogens, including A. baumannii , is causing serious hospital-acquired infections worldwide. Extensive surveillance of MDR clinical A. baumannii isolates has been conducted, but the underlying mechanisms for their development of MDR phenotypes are often neglected.
Topics & Concepts
Acinetobacter baumanniiMicrobiologyBiologyMeropenemLipid AMultilocus sequence typingAntibioticsGenotypeBacteriaAntibiotic resistancePseudomonas aeruginosaGeneGeneticsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyVibrio bacteria research studies