Hospital-acquired infections are often hard to treat because the corresponding pathogens become increasingly resistant against antibiotics. The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii is particularly feared ...

Acinetobacter baumannii are bacteria that cause infections in the blood, lungs, kidneys, brain, and other organs. These bacteria are nonmotile (don't move on their own), strictly aerobic (need oxygen ...

The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can survive on hospital surfaces -- without water -- for months, an ability that has helped it become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Now, a team ...

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are often particularly difficult to treat because the pathogens have developed resistance to common antibiotics. The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii is ...

About The Study: Acinetobacter baumannii, carbapenem-resistant A baumannii, and Candida auris were common among patients receiving mechanical ventilation in both acute care hospitals and long-term ...

Acinetobacter baumannii is a bacteria which can become a virulent killer in health-care settings among severely ill patients. The germ has rapidly developed drug resistance to even last-line ...