Infection Control Today - Acinetobacter Infections

Bronchofiberscopy Associated with Acinetobacter baumannii Outbreak

Bronchofiberscopy, a widely used procedure for the diagnosis of various pulmonary diseases within intensive care units, has a history of association with nosocomial infections. Between September and November 2009, an outbreak caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter ...More

December 7, 2012

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization

Discovery of Essential Genes for Drug-Resistant Bacteria Reveals New, High-Value Drug Targets

Biomedical scientists collaborating on translational research at two Buffalo institutions are reporting the discovery of a novel, and heretofore unrecognized, set of genes essential for the growth of potentially lethal, drug-resistant bacteria. The study not only reveals ...More

September 17, 2012

Posted in News

Light-Induced Delivery of Nitric Oxide Eradicates Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a novel approach for eradicating drug-resistant bacteria from wounds and skin infections, using light to trigger the controlled release of nitric oxide. The UCSC team developed a photoactive compound ...More

May 30, 2012

Posted in News

Acinetobacter Found Growing in Nearly Half of Infected Patient Rooms

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-AB) was found in the environment of 48 percent of the rooms of patients colonized or infected with the pathogen, according to a new study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Infection Control. The study ...More

November 1, 2011

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Infections & Pathogens

Admission Screening, Disinfection Protocol Can Tackle Acinetobacter

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii is a healthcare-associated pathogen that can live for months in both a wet and dry environment. The high prevalence of this organism in the hospital environment results in colonization of the skin and respiratory tract in ...More

July 6, 2011

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Infections & Pathogens

Genomic Comparison of MultiDrug-Resistant, Invasive Acinetobacter Reveals Genomic Plasticity

An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine investigated whether the multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from diverse human body sites encoded genetic features that could be correlated to their isolation source. ...More

June 13, 2011

Posted in News

Negative Air Ionizers May Repel Acinetobacter from Some Plastic Surfaces

In recent years there has been renewed interest in the use of air ionizers to control the spread of infection in hospitals and a number of researchers have investigated the biocidal action of ions in both air and nitrogen. By comparison, the physical action of air ions on ...More

September 23, 2010

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene

Antibacterial Peptide Could Aid in Treating Soldiers' Burn Wound Infections

An antibacterial peptide developed by Laszlo Otvos, a research professor of biology in Temple's College of Science and Technology, looks to be a highly effective therapy against infections in burn or blast wounds suffered by soldiers. Otvos and his collaborators found that ...More

September 1, 2010

Posted in News

Frog Skin May Provide "Kiss of Death" for Resistant Organisms

Kissing a frog won’t turn it into a prince — except in fairy tales ― but frogs may be hopping toward a real-world transformation into princely allies in humanity’s battle with antibiotic-resistant infections that threaten millions of people worldwide. Scientists today ...More

August 27, 2010

Posted in News

ICU Patients Colonized with Resistant Acinetobacter Should Have Early Removal of Invasive Devices

Epidemic outbreaks of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) in intensive care units (ICUs) are increasing. The incidence of MDR-AB bacteremia, which develops as a result of colonization, is increasing through widespread dissemination of the pathogen, and ...More

July 30, 2010

Posted in News

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