Killing two birds with one stone: emergence of colistin and cefiderocol resistance in a mucoid MDR Acinetobacter baumannii under colistin pressure

Acinetobacter baumannii is a multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogen associated with nosocomial infections, sporadically detected in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Treatment of A. baumannii may be hindered by polysaccharide capsule production of some isolates and extended resistance to most antibiotics....

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Valeria Fox, Gianluca Vrenna, Martina Rossitto, Irene Paris, Rosanna Papa, Marco Artini, Laura Selan, Serena Raimondi, Vanessa Tuccio Guarna Assanti, Nour Essa, Maria Stefania Lepanto, Venere Cortazzo, Marilena Agosta, Alessandra Boni, Luca Cristiani, Renato Cutrera, Carlo Federico Perno, Paola Bernaschi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-09-01
Subjects:	Acinetobacter baumannii multidrug-resistant colistin cefiderocol hypermucoid resistance
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1650028/full