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ReviewRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical2025

Integrative review on Acinetobacter baumannii as a multidrug-resistant pathogen: resistance mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives in the context of nosocomial infections.

Pedro Henrique Melo Lima, Caio Ferraz Lopes, João Pedro Camargo Freire, Lucas Dias Feliciano, Rebeca Cristina Oliveira Amorim, Mateus Lima Mota, Filipe França Cirqueira, Fabian Fellipe Bueno Lemos, Silvia Helena Sousa Pietra Pedroso, Fabrício Freire de Melo

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Review in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Virulence · 2026
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  4. Comparative genomic analysis ofJAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2026
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  5. Deciphering the genomic landscape of novelFrontiers in microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Pedro Henrique Melo LimaUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-1206-9883
Caio Ferraz LopesUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-3592-8383
João Pedro Camargo FreireUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-0384-4224
Lucas Dias FelicianoUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-8687-4624
Rebeca Cristina Oliveira AmorimUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-7883-4227
Mateus Lima MotaUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-9047-8437
Filipe França CirqueiraUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-0601-4285
Fabian Fellipe Bueno LemosUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4686-7086
Silvia Helena Sousa Pietra PedrosoUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de Antibióticos, Recife, PE, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1177-7435
Fabrício Freire de MeloUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5680-2753

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acinetobacter baumannii is a gram-negative opportunistic pathogen associated with high morbidity and mortality in nosocomial infections, particularly in intensive care units. Multidrug resistance (MDR) is mediated by efflux pumps, lipopolysaccharide modifications, aminoglycoside adenylyltransferases, FosA, structural alterations, and production of enzymes that inactivate antibiotics, such as carbapenemases. These factors limit the therapeutic options and increase clinical challenges, as there are currently few drugs or combinations with therapeutic success against A. baumannii infections. Some strategies and new drugs, such as cefiderocol, eravacycline, sulbactam-darlobactam, tigecycline, and their combinations with colistin, are being tested and have shown apparent advances. This integrative review discusses the current resistance mechanisms and emerging therapeutic strategies aimed at overcoming the growing threat posed by MDR A. baumannii.

Indexed as

Acinetobacter baumanniiAcinetobacter InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCross InfectionDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialHumansAnti-Bacterial Agents

Identifiers

PMID41259442
PMCPMC12626374

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