Task force on management and prevention of Acinetobacter baumannii infections in the ICU

Treatment of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

(2016) Ronen Zalts et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THERAPEUTICS

Control of a two-decade endemic situation with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Electronic dissemination of a bundle of interventions

(2014) L. Silvia Munoz-Price et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Rifampicin as Adjunct to Colistin Therapy in the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

(2014) Mohammad Al-Shaer et al.   ANNALS OF PHARMACOTHERAPY

Preliminary Study of Colistin versus Colistin plus Fosfomycin for Treatment of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infections

(2014) Rujipas Sirijatuphat et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Risk Factors and Outcome Analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii Complex Bacteremia in Critical Patients*

(2014) Hao-Yuan Lee et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Comparison of colistin–carbapenem, colistin–sulbactam, and colistin plus other antibacterial agents for the treatment of extremely drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infections

(2014) A. Batirel et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Combination antibiotic treatment versus monotherapy for multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter infections: a systematic review

(2014) P. Poulikakos et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Preventing the Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Modeling the Relative Importance of Hand Hygiene and Environmental Cleaning Interventions

(2014) Sean L. Barnes et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Worldwide dissemination of acquired carbapenem-hydrolysing class D β-lactamases in Acinetobacter spp. other than Acinetobacter baumannii

(2014) Esther Zander et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative organisms isolated from patients hospitalised with pneumonia in US and European hospitals: Results from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, 2009–2012

(2014) Helio S. Sader et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Colistin-based treatment for extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia

(2014) Thana Khawcharoenporn et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Colistin/daptomycin: an unconventional antimicrobial combination synergistic in vitro against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

(2014) Irene Galani et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Monotherapy versus combination therapy for sepsis due to multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: analysis of a multicentre prospective cohort

(2014) L. E. Lopez-Cortes et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Molecular characterization of NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter pittii isolated from Turkey in 2006

(2014) I. Roca et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

The Impact of Inadequate Terminal Disinfection on an Outbreak of Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an Intensive Care Unit

(2014) Wei-Lun Liu et al.   PLoS One

Disinfectants used for environmental disinfection and new room decontamination technology

(2013) William A. Rutala et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Epidemiology of Bloodstream Infections Caused by Acinetobacter baumannii and Impact of Drug Resistance to both Carbapenems and Ampicillin-Sulbactam on Clinical Outcomes

(2013) Teena Chopra et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Pharmacodynamics Modeling To Optimize Dosage Regimens of Sulbactam

(2013) Sutep Jaruratanasirikul et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Combined Intravenous and Intraventricular Administration of Colistin Methanesulfonate in Critically Ill Patients with Central Nervous System Infection

(2013) Mairi Ziaka et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Clinical Experience of Colistin-Glycopeptide Combination in Critically Ill Patients Infected with Gram-Negative Bacteria

(2013) Nicola Petrosillo et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Randomized Phase 2 Trial To Evaluate the Clinical Efficacy of Two High-Dosage Tigecycline Regimens versus Imipenem-Cilastatin for Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

(2013) Julio Ramirez et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Clinical Efficacy and Safety of the Combination of Colistin plus Vancomycin for the Treatment of Severe Infections Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

(2013) José Garnacho-Montero et al.   CHEMOTHERAPY

Short- vs Long-Duration Antibiotic Regimens for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

(2013) George Dimopoulos et al.   CHEST

Effect of Aerosolized Colistin as Adjunctive Treatment on the Outcomes of Microbiologically Documented Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Caused by Colistin-Only Susceptible Gram-Negative Bacteria

(2013) Mario Tumbarello et al.   CHEST

Colistin and Rifampicin Compared With Colistin Alone for the Treatment of Serious Infections Due to Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: A Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial

(2013) Emanuele Durante-Mangoni et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Population Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Polymyxin B in Critically Ill Patients: Implications for Selection of Dosage Regimens

(2013) Ana M. Sandri et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Consistent Global Approach on Reporting of Colistin Doses to Promote Safe and Effective Use

(2013) R. L. Nation et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Higher Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury With Intravenous Colistimethate Sodium Compared With Polymyxin B in Critically Ill Patients at a Tertiary Care Medical Center

(2013) Darowan S. Akajagbor et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

ESCMID guidelines for the management of the infection control measures to reduce transmission of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients

(2013) E. Tacconelli et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Eighteen Years of Experience With Acinetobacter baumannii in a Tertiary Care Hospital*

(2013) L. Silvia Munoz-Price et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Resistance surveillance program report for selected European nations (2011)

(2013) Ronald N. Jones et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Successful treatment of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventriculitis and meningitis with intraventricular colistin after application of a loading dose: a case series

(2013) Ilias Karaiskos et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Intraventricular and intrathecal colistin as the last therapeutic resort for the treatment of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventriculitis and meningitis: a literature review

(2013) Ilias Karaiskos et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Risk factors for acute kidney injury in patients treated with polymyxin B or colistin methanesulfonate sodium

(2013) Felipe F. Tuon et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Efficacy of High-dose Nebulized Colistin in Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Caused by Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii

(2012) Qin Lu et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

Application of a Loading Dose of Colistin Methanesulfonate in Critically Ill Patients: Population Pharmacokinetics, Protein Binding, and Prediction of Bacterial Kill

(2012) Ami F. Mohamed et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

In VitroActivity of Telavancin in Combination with Colistin versus Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens

(2012) Michael Hornsey et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Colistin Methanesulfonate and Colistin Pharmacokinetics in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Continuous Venovenous Hemodiafiltration

(2012) Matti Karvanen et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Investigation ofAcinetobacter baumanniiresistance to carbapenems in Marseille hospitals, south of France: a transition from an epidemic to an endemic situation

(2012) Marie Kempf et al.   APMIS

Reducing the spread of Acinetobacter baumannii and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on a burns unit through the intervention of an infection control bundle

(2012) Frédéric Barbut et al.   BURNS

An Evaluation of Environmental Decontamination With Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor for Reducing the Risk of Patient Acquisition of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

(2012) Catherine L. Passaretti et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

High-Dose, Extended-Interval Colistin Administration in Critically Ill Patients: Is This the Right Dosing Strategy? A Preliminary Study

(2012) L. Dalfino et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Actividad de 18 agentes antimicrobianos frente a aislados clínicos de Acinetobacter baumannii: segundo estudio nacional multicéntrico (proyecto GEIH-REIPI-Ab 2010)

(2012) Felipe Fernández-Cuenca et al.   ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA

Colistin vs. the combination of colistin and rifampicin for the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associated pneumonia

(2012) H. AYDEMIR et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Pharmacokinetics of inhaled colistimethate sodium (CMS) in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

(2012) Zoe E. Athanassa et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Characteristics and determinants of outcome of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in intensive care units: the EUROBACT International Cohort Study

(2012) Alexis Tabah et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Control of multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreaks in an intensive care unit: feasibility and economic impact of rapid unit closure

(2012) S. Ayraud-Thévenot et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Use of Adjunctive Aerosolized Antimicrobial Therapy in the Treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

(2012) Heather M Arnold et al.   Respiratory Care

Tigecycline in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteraemia: Susceptibility and clinical outcome

(2012) Nak-Hyun Kim et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Preventing the transmission of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii : An executive summary of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology’s Elimination Guide

(2011) Terri Rebmann et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Spread of multidrug carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in different wards of an Italian hospital

(2011) Maria Luisa Cristina et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Population Pharmacokinetics of Colistin Methanesulfonate and Formed Colistin in Critically Ill Patients from a Multicenter Study Provide Dosing Suggestions for Various Categories of Patients

(2011) S. M. Garonzik et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Rapid and accurate identification of genomic species from the Acinetobacter baumannii (Ab) group by MALDI-TOF MS

(2011) P. Espinal et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Comparative in vitro antimicrobial susceptibilities and synergistic activities of antimicrobial combinations against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter species: Acinetobacter baumannii versus Acinetobacter genospecies 3 and 13TU

(2011) Wang-Huei Sheng et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Comparison of culture media for detection of Acinetobacter baumannii in surveillance cultures of critically-ill patients

(2011) A. O. Ajao et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Outcomes in patients infected with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and treated with tigecycline alone or in combination therapy

(2011) R. Guner et al.   INFECTION

Isolation of Acinetobacter baumannii Complex and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Hospital Rooms Following Terminal Cleaning and Disinfection: Can We Do Better?

(2011) Farrin A. Manian et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

BAY41-6551 achieves bactericidal tracheal aspirate amikacin concentrations in mechanically ventilated patients with Gram-negative pneumonia

(2011) Michael S. Niederman et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

In vitro activity of teicoplanin combined with colistin versus multidrug-resistant strains of Acinetobacter baumannii

(2011) D. W. Wareham et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Contemporary activity of colistin and polymyxin B against a worldwide collection of Gram-negative pathogens: results from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2006-09)

(2011) A. C. Gales et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Nosocomial bloodstream infections due to Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter pittii and Acinetobacter nosocomialis in the United States

(2011) Hilmar Wisplinghoff et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Causative Pathogen Dictates Optimal Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Trauma Patients

(2011) Louis J. Magnotti et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Utilización de la colistina nebulizada en la colonización e infección respiratoria por Acinetobacter baumannii en pacientes críticos

(2011) M.J. Pérez-Pedrero et al.   Medicina Intensiva

Hydrogen peroxide vapor decontamination of an intensive care unit to remove environmental reservoirs of multidrug-resistant gram-negative rods during an outbreak

(2010) Jonathan A. Otter et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Efficacy of Rifampin and Its Combinations with Imipenem, Sulbactam, and Colistin in Experimental Models of Infection Caused by Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

(2010) M. E. Pachon-Ibanez et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Potent Synergy and Sustained Bactericidal Activity of a Vancomycin-Colistin Combination versus Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Acinetobacter baumannii

(2010) N. C. Gordon et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Steady-State Pharmacokinetics and BAL Concentration of Colistin in Critically Ill Patients After IV Colistin Methanesulfonate Administration

(2010) Roberto Imberti et al.   CHEST

Aerosolized plus Intravenous Colistin versus Intravenous Colistin Alone for the Treatment of Ventilator‐Associated Pneumonia: A Matched Case‐Control Study

(2010) Diamantis P. Kofteridis et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Spectrum of practice in the diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia in patients requiring mechanical ventilation in European intensive care units

(2010) Despoina Koulenti et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections: epidemiology and management

(2010) José Garnacho-Montero et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Comparison of tigecycline with imipenem/cilastatin for the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia

(2010) Antonio T. Freire et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Control of an Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Australia after Introduction of Environmental Cleaning with a Commercial Oxidizing Disinfectant

(2010) Michelle Doidge et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

A multicenter study of risk factors and outcome of hospitalized patients with infections due to carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

(2010) Wang-Huei Sheng et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Randomized controlled trial of nebulized colistimethate sodium as adjunctive therapy of ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Gram-negative bacteria

(2010) P. Rattanaumpawan et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Removal of colistin during intermittent haemodialysis in two critically ill patients

(2010) S. Marchand et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Effectiveness and safety of colistin: prospective comparative cohort study

(2010) Mical Paul et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Aerosolized Colistin for the Treatment of Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Pneumonia: Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Northern Taiwan

(2010) Cheng-Chih Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTION

In vitro antimicrobials activity against endemic Acinetobacter baumannii multiresistant clones

(2010) Carlos Hernan Rodriguez et al.   Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Long-term control of hospital-wide, endemic multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii through a comprehensive “bundle” approach

(2009) Jesús Rodríguez-Baño et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Management of a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in an intensive care unit using novel environmental disinfection: A 38-month report

(2009) Carlo La Forgia et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Penetration of Colistin into Cerebrospinal Fluid

(2009) S. L. Markantonis et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Colistin Methanesulfonate and Colistin after Intravenous Administration in Critically Ill Patients with Infections Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria

(2009) D. Plachouras et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Inhaled colistin as adjunctive therapy to intravenous colistin for the treatment of microbiologically documented ventilator-associated pneumonia: a comparative cohort study

(2009) I.P. Korbila et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Selection of colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in postneurosurgical meningitis in an intensive care unit with high presence of heteroresistance to colistin

(2009) Rodriguez Carlos Hernan et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Outbreak of multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a polyvalent intensive care unit: clinical, epidemiological analysis and PFGE-printing evolution

(2009) J. Monterrubio-Villar et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Nosocomial Outbreak of Infection With Pan–Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Tertiary Care University Hospital

(2009) Raquel Valencia et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Tigecycline possibly underdosed for the treatment of pneumonia: a pharmacokinetic viewpoint

(2009) Olaf Burkhardt et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

International Study of the Prevalence and Outcomes of Infection in Intensive Care Units

(2009) Jean-Louis Vincent   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

A review of clinical and microbiological outcomes following treatment of infections involving multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with tigecycline

(2009) N. C. Gordon et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Evaluation of CHROMagar Acinetobacter for Detection of Enteric Carriage of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Samples from Critically Ill Patients

(2009) N. C. Gordon et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

In vitro activity of tigecycline in combination with various antimicrobials against multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

(2009) Luigi Principe et al.   Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

A Multifaceted Intervention to Reduce Pandrug‐ResistantAcinetobacter baumanniiColonization and Infection in 3 Intensive Care Units in a Thai Tertiary Care Center: A 3‐Year Study

(2008) Anucha Apisarnthanarak et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Polymyxin B in Critically Ill Patients

(2008) Alexandre P. Zavascki et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Acinetobacter baumannii: Emergence of a Successful Pathogen

(2008) A. Y. Peleg et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Drug treatment for multidrug-resistantAcinetobacter baumanniiinfections

(2008) Matteo Bassetti et al.   Future Microbiology

Nosocomial Outbreak of Infection With Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Medical Center in Taiwan

(2008) Hui-Lan Chang et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Ampicillin/sulbactam compared with polymyxins for the treatment of infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp.

(2008) M. S. Oliveira et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter meningitis in neurosurgical patients with intraventricular catheters: assessment of different treatments

(2008) A. Rodriguez Guardado et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Efficacy and safety of high-dose ampicillin/sulbactam vs. colistin as monotherapy for the treatment of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associated pneumonia

(2008) Alex P. Betrosian et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Aerosolized colistin as adjunctive treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: A prospective study

(2008) Argyris Michalopoulos et al.   RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

Identifying Opportunities to Enhance Environmental Cleaning in 23 Acute Care Hospitals

(2007) P. C. Carling et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY