November 4, 2009 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii (ACBA) is a persistent threat to hospitalized patients, whether the infection is acquired in the ...

A research team has discovered a fundamental mechanism that helps the dreaded hospital pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii to survive. This mechanism explains why the pathogen is difficult to eradicate ...

New research has shown that a lack of dietary zinc can boost the chances of a lung infection caused by Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria; these pathogens are a major reason why people on ventilators ...

Scientists in Switzerland have announced the discovery of a new class of antibiotics shown to be effective against deadly, drug-resistant bacteria. The antibiotic, called zosurabalpin, works by ...

Researchers discovered an unexpected link between zinc deficiency, the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-13 (IL-13), and Acinetobacter baumannii lung infection and demonstrated that blocking IL-13 ...

XACDURO is a new FDA-approved treatment used to fight against HABP/VABP infections caused by isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex, which can include those resistant to carbapenems ...

Acinetobacter baumannii represents a formidable nosocomial pathogen, largely due to its rapid acquisition of multidrug resistance and its capacity to cause severe infections. This Gram‐negative ...

Scientists in Switzerland have announced the discovery of a new class of antibiotics shown to be effective against deadly, drug-resistant bacteria. The antibiotic, called zosurabalpin, works by ...

Jaipur: A study conducted by SMS Medical College has raised alarm bells as it reveals a significant rise in antibiotic resistance among Acinetobacter bacteria infections. The research, which analysed ...

In an effort to illustrate that genomic surveillance can build the foundation for scaleable precision phage therapy, an international collaboration analyzed the genomes of over 15,000 cases of ...

BioWorld - Monday, December 1, 2025 Breaking News: Trump administration impacts continue to roil the life sciences sector See today's BioWorld Science Home » Agents for Acinetobacter infections named ...