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Nosocomial Outbreak of Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates Containing blaOXA-237 Carried on a Plasmid.
Hujer AM, Higgins PG, Rudin SD, Buser GL, Marshall SH, Xanthopoulou K, Seifert H, Rojas LJ, Domitrovic TN, Cassidy PM, Cunningham MC, Vega R, Furuno JP, Pfeiffer CD, Beldavs ZG, Wright MS, Jacobs MR, Adams MD, Bonomo RA. Hujer AM, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Oct 24;61(11):e00797-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00797-17. Print 2017 Nov. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017. PMID: 28893775 Free PMC article.
High incidence of pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates collected from patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia in Greece, Italy and Spain as part of the MagicBullet clinical trial.
Nowak J, Zander E, Stefanik D, Higgins PG, Roca I, Vila J, McConnell MJ, Cisneros JM, Seifert H; MagicBullet Working Group WP4. Nowak J, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2017 Dec 1;72(12):3277-3282. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkx322. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2017. PMID: 28961773 Free PMC article.
Investigation of Novel pmrB and eptA Mutations in Isogenic Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates Associated with Colistin Resistance and Increased Virulence In Vivo.
Gerson S, Betts JW, Lucaßen K, Nodari CS, Wille J, Josten M, Göttig S, Nowak J, Stefanik D, Roca I, Vila J, Cisneros JM, La Ragione RM, Seifert H, Higgins PG. Gerson S, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 Feb 26;63(3):e01586-18. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01586-18. Print 2019 Mar. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019. PMID: 30617096 Free PMC article.
Identification of the novel class D β-lactamase OXA-679 involved in carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter calcoaceticus.
Tietgen M, Kramer JS, Brunst S, Djahanschiri B, Wohra S, Higgins PG, Weidensdorfer M, Riedel-Christ S, Pos KM, Gonzaga A, Steglich M, Nübel U, Ebersberger I, Proschak E, Göttig S. Tietgen M, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Jun 1;74(6):1494-1502. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz080. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019. PMID: 30844059
Diversity of amino acid substitutions in PmrCAB associated with colistin resistance in clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii.
Gerson S, Lucaßen K, Wille J, Nodari CS, Stefanik D, Nowak J, Wille T, Betts JW, Roca I, Vila J, Cisneros JM, Seifert H, Higgins PG. Gerson S, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2020 Mar;55(3):105862. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.105862. Epub 2019 Dec 16. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2020. PMID: 31837449 Free article.
The distribution of mutations and hotspots in transcription regulators of resistance-nodulation-cell division efflux pumps in tigecycline non-susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii in China.
Xu Q, Hua X, He J, Zhang D, Chen Q, Zhang L, Loh B, Leptihn S, Wen Y, Higgins PG, Yu Y, Zhou Z. Xu Q, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Int J Med Microbiol. 2020 Dec;310(8):151464. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2020.151464. Epub 2020 Oct 24. Int J Med Microbiol. 2020. PMID: 33130415 Free article.
Overcoming addition of phosphoethanolamine to lipid A mediated colistin resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates with colistin-sulbactam combination therapy.
Srisakul S, Wannigama DL, Higgins PG, Hurst C, Abe S, Hongsing P, Saethang T, Luk-In S, Liao T, Kueakulpattana N, Shein AMS, Gan L, Kupwiwat R, Tanasatitchai C, Wapeesittipan P, Phattharapornjaroen P, Badavath VN, Leelahavanichkul A, Chatsuwan T. Srisakul S, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Sci Rep. 2022 Jul 6;12(1):11390. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-15386-1. Sci Rep. 2022. PMID: 35794134 Free PMC article.
Global emergence of Acinetobacter baumannii International Clone 12 predominantly found in the Middle East.
Karah N, Faille N, Allard N, Grenier F, Abou-Fayad A, Higgins PG, Al-Hassan L, Evans BA, Poirel L, Bonnin RA, Hammerum AM, Hansen F, Rafei R, Hamze M, Didelot X, Castillo-Ramírez S, Lévesque S, Rodrigue S, Uhlin BE, Haraoui LP. Karah N, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Microb Genom. 2025 Nov;11(11):001572. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001572. Microb Genom. 2025. PMID: 41313692 Free PMC article.
Acinetobacter baumannii's lifestyle includes soil-dwelling colonization of decaying plant material and airborne spread.
Wilharm G, Skiebe E, Michalska A, Higgins PG, Weber K, Schaudinn C, Neugebauer C, Görlitz K, Meimers G, Rizova Y, Blaschke U, Heider C, Cuny C, Drewes S, Heuser E, Jeske K, Jacob J, Ulrich RG, Bocheński M, Kasprzak M, Burda E, Ciepliński M, Kaługa I, Jankowiak Ł, Aguirre JI, López-García A, Höfle U, Jagiello Z, Tobółka M, Janic B, Zieliński P, Kamiński M, Frisch J, Siekiera J, Wendel AF, Brauner P, Jäckel U, Kaatz M, Müller S, Lübke-Becker A, Wieler LH, von Wachsmann J, Thrukonda L, Helal M, Epping L, Wolf SA, Semmler T, Jerzak L. Wilharm G, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Nat Commun. 2026 Mar 10;17(1):2316. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-70072-4. Nat Commun. 2026. PMID: 41807376 Free PMC article.
Detection of pan drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Germany.
Göttig S, Gruber TM, Higgins PG, Wachsmuth M, Seifert H, Kempf VA. Göttig S, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2014 Sep;69(9):2578-9. doi: 10.1093/jac/dku170. Epub 2014 May 15. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2014. PMID: 24833751 No abstract available.
Acinetobacter dijkshoorniae sp. nov., a member of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex mainly recovered from clinical samples in different countries.
Cosgaya C, Marí-Almirall M, Van Assche A, Fernández-Orth D, Mosqueda N, Telli M, Huys G, Higgins PG, Seifert H, Lievens B, Roca I, Vila J. Cosgaya C, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2016 Oct;66(10):4105-4111. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001318. Epub 2016 Jul 15. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2016. PMID: 27432448
Informing Antibiotic Treatment Decisions: Evaluating Rapid Molecular Diagnostics To Identify Susceptibility and Resistance to Carbapenems against Acinetobacter spp. in PRIMERS III.
Evans SR, Hujer AM, Jiang H, Hill CB, Hujer KM, Mediavilla JR, Manca C, Tran TT, Domitrovic TN, Higgins PG, Seifert H, Kreiswirth BN, Patel R, Jacobs MR, Chen L, Sampath R, Hall T, Marzan C, Fowler VG Jr, Chambers HF, Bonomo RA. Evans SR, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Dec 28;55(1):134-144. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01524-16. Print 2017 Jan. J Clin Microbiol. 2016. PMID: 27795336 Free PMC article.
MALDI-TOF/MS identification of species from the Acinetobacter baumannii (Ab) group revisited: inclusion of the novel A. seifertii and A. dijkshoorniae species.
Marí-Almirall M, Cosgaya C, Higgins PG, Van Assche A, Telli M, Huys G, Lievens B, Seifert H, Dijkshoorn L, Roca I, Vila J. Marí-Almirall M, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 Mar;23(3):210.e1-210.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.11.020. Epub 2016 Dec 3. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017. PMID: 27919649 Free article.
First Report of the Carbapenemase Gene blaOXA-499 in Acinetobacter pittii.
D'Souza R, Pinto NA, Higgins PG, Hwang I, Yong D, Choi J, Lee K, Chong Y. D'Souza R, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Apr 24;61(5):e02676-16. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02676-16. Print 2017 May. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017. PMID: 28264850 Free PMC article.
Relatedness of wildlife and livestock avian isolates of the nosocomial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii to lineages spread in hospitals worldwide.
Wilharm G, Skiebe E, Higgins PG, Poppel MT, Blaschke U, Leser S, Heider C, Heindorf M, Brauner P, Jäckel U, Böhland K, Cuny C, Łopińska A, Kaminski P, Kasprzak M, Bochenski M, Ciebiera O, Tobółka M, Żołnierowicz KM, Siekiera J, Seifert H, Gagné S, Salcedo SP, Kaatz M, Layer F, Bender JK, Fuchs S, Semmler T, Pfeifer Y, Jerzak L. Wilharm G, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Environ Microbiol. 2017 Oct;19(10):4349-4364. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.13931. Epub 2017 Oct 9. Environ Microbiol. 2017. PMID: 28925528
Genetic Features of Antarctic Acinetobacter radioresistens Strain A154 Harboring Multiple Antibiotic-Resistance Genes.
Opazo-Capurro A, Higgins PG, Wille J, Seifert H, Cigarroa C, González-Muñoz P, Quezada-Aguiluz M, Domínguez-Yévenes M, Bello-Toledo H, Vergara L, González-Rocha G. Opazo-Capurro A, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2019 Sep 13;9:328. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00328. eCollection 2019. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2019. PMID: 31608244 Free PMC article.
A comprehensive and contemporary "snapshot" of β-lactamases in carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.
Hujer AM, Hujer KM, Leonard DA, Powers RA, Wallar BJ, Mack AR, Taracila MA, Rather PN, Higgins PG, Prati F, Caselli E, Marshall SH, Clarke T, Greco C, Venepally P, Brinkac L, Kreiswirth BN, Fouts DE, Bonomo RA; Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG). Hujer AM, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Feb;99(2):115242. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115242. Epub 2020 Oct 16. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021. PMID: 33248392 Free PMC article.
Multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in heterosexual men with reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone, first report in Thailand.
Kueakulpattana N, Wannigama DL, Luk-In S, Hongsing P, Hurst C, Badavath VN, Jenjaroenpun P, Wongsurawat T, Teeratakulpisan N, Kerr SJ, Abe S, Phattharapornjaroen P, Shein AMS, Saethang T, Chantaravisoot N, Amarasiri M, Higgins PG, Chatsuwan T. Kueakulpattana N, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Sci Rep. 2021 Nov 4;11(1):21659. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-00675-y. Sci Rep. 2021. PMID: 34737332 Free PMC article.
Novel colistin-EDTA combination for successful eradication of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae catheter-related biofilm infections.
Shein AMS, Wannigama DL, Higgins PG, Hurst C, Abe S, Hongsing P, Chantaravisoot N, Saethang T, Luk-In S, Liao T, Nilgate S, Rirerm U, Kueakulpattana N, Laowansiri M, Srisakul S, Muhummudaree N, Techawiwattanaboon T, Gan L, Xu C, Kupwiwat R, Phattharapornjaroen P, Rojanathanes R, Leelahavanichkul A, Chatsuwan T. Shein AMS, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Sci Rep. 2021 Nov 4;11(1):21676. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-01052-5. Sci Rep. 2021. PMID: 34737361 Free PMC article.
High prevalence of mgrB-mediated colistin resistance among carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is associated with biofilm formation, and can be overcome by colistin-EDTA combination therapy.
Shein AMS, Wannigama DL, Higgins PG, Hurst C, Abe S, Hongsing P, Chantaravisoot N, Saethang T, Luk-In S, Liao T, Nilgate S, Rirerm U, Kueakulpattana N, Srisakul S, Aryukarn A, Laowansiri M, Hao LY, Yonpiam M, Ragupathi NKD, Techawiwattanaboon T, Ngamwongsatit N, Amarasiri M, Ounjai P, Kupwiwat R, Phattharapornjaroen P, Badavath VN, Leelahavanichkul A, Kicic A, Chatsuwan T. Shein AMS, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Sci Rep. 2022 Jul 28;12(1):12939. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-17083-5. Sci Rep. 2022. PMID: 35902639 Free PMC article.
The Acinetobacter baumannii website (Ab-web): a multidisciplinary knowledge hub, communication platform, and workspace.
Karah N, Mateo-Estrada V, Castillo-Ramírez S, Higgins PG, Havenga B, Khan W, Domingues S, Da Silva GJ, Poirel L, Nordmann P, Ambrosi C, Ma C, McClean S, Quiroga MP, Alvarez VE, Centron D, Zarrilli R, Kenyon JJ, Russo TA, Evans BA, Opazo-Capurro A, Rafei R, Hamze M, Daoud Z, Ahmad I, Rather PN, Hall RM, Wilharm G, Uhlin BE. Karah N, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. FEMS Microbes. 2023 Apr 21;4:xtad009. doi: 10.1093/femsmc/xtad009. eCollection 2023. FEMS Microbes. 2023. PMID: 37333444 Free PMC article.
A global view on carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.
Müller C, Reuter S, Wille J, Xanthopoulou K, Stefanik D, Grundmann H, Higgins PG, Seifert H. Müller C, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. mBio. 2023 Dec 19;14(6):e0226023. doi: 10.1128/mbio.02260-23. Epub 2023 Oct 26. mBio. 2023. PMID: 37882512 Free PMC article.
Current and novel therapies for management of Acinetobacter baumannii-associated pneumonia.
Shein AMS, Hongsing P, Smith OK, Phattharapornjaroen P, Miyanaga K, Cui L, Ishikawa H, Amarasiri M, Monk PN, Kicic A, Chatsuwan T, Pletzer D, Higgins PG, Abe S, Wannigama DL. Shein AMS, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Crit Rev Microbiol. 2025 May;51(3):441-462. doi: 10.1080/1040841X.2024.2369948. Epub 2024 Jul 1. Crit Rev Microbiol. 2025. PMID: 38949254 Review.
Early identification of the nosocomial spread of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and performance comparison with PFGE and WGS.
Pitart C, Piquet M, Burgwinkel T, Arazo Del Pino R, Rubio M, Aguilar M, De Gea S, Pulgarín A, Campo I, Torralbo B, Parejo R, Valls S, Fortes I, Santana G, Rubio E, Vilella A, Del Río A, Martínez JA, Miró E, Navarro F, Espasa M, Casals-Pascual C, Vila J, Higgins PG, Roca I. Pitart C, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2024 Dec;13(1):2392659. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2024.2392659. Epub 2024 Aug 23. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2024. PMID: 39137261 Free PMC article.
Co-Occurrence of Two Plasmids Encoding Transferable blaNDM-1 and tet(Y) Genes in Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter bereziniae.
Opazo-Capurro A, Xanthopoulou K, Arazo Del Pino R, González-Muñoz P, Matus-Köhler M, Amsteins-Romero L, Jerez-Olate C, Hormazábal JC, Vera R, Aguilera F, Fuller S, Higgins PG, González-Rocha G. Opazo-Capurro A, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Genes (Basel). 2024 Sep 17;15(9):1213. doi: 10.3390/genes15091213. Genes (Basel). 2024. PMID: 39336804 Free PMC article.
Phage cocktail amikacin combination as a potential therapy for bacteremia associated with carbapenemase producing colistin resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Shein AMS, Wannigama DL, Hurst C, Monk PN, Amarasiri M, Wongsurawat T, Jenjaroenpun P, Phattharapornjaroen P, Ditcham WGF, Ounjai P, Saethang T, Chantaravisoot N, Badavath VN, Luk-In S, Nilgate S, Rirerm U, Srisakul S, Kueakulpattana N, Laowansiri M, Rad SMAH, Wacharapluesadee S, Rodpan A, Ngamwongsatit N, Thammahong A, Ishikawa H, Storer RJ, Leelahavanichkul A, Ragupathi NKD, Classen AY, Kanjanabuch T, Pletzer D, Miyanaga K, Cui L, Hamamoto H, Higgins PG, Kicic A, Chatsuwan T, Hongsing P, Abe S. Shein AMS, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Sci Rep. 2024 Nov 22;14(1):28992. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-79924-9. Sci Rep. 2024. PMID: 39578508 Free PMC article.
Genomic characterization of multidrug-resistant clinical Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from a hospital in Paraguay.
Sánchez-Urtaza S, Alfonso-Alarcón L, Arazo Del Pino R, Burgwinkel T, Ocampo-Sosa A, Gonzalez R, Xanthopoulou K, Higgins PG, Alkorta I, Gallego L. Sánchez-Urtaza S, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2025 Jul 31;15:1620479. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1620479. eCollection 2025. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2025. PMID: 40822593 Free PMC article.
Molecular epidemiology characterization of OXA-23 carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from 8 Brazilian hospitals using repetitive sequence-based PCR.
Cieslinski JM, Arend L, Tuon FF, Silva EP, Ekermann RG, Dalla-Costa LM, Higgins PG, Seifert H, Pilonetto M. Cieslinski JM, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Dec;77(4):337-40. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.07.018. Epub 2013 Sep 24. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013. PMID: 24074766
Failure to Communicate: Transmission of Extensively Drug-Resistant bla OXA-237-Containing Acinetobacter baumannii-Multiple Facilities in Oregon, 2012-2014.
Buser GL, Cassidy PM, Cunningham MC, Rudin S, Hujer AM, Vega R, Furuno JP, Marshall SH, Higgins PG, Jacobs MR, Wright MS, Adams MD, Bonomo RA, Pfeiffer CD, Beldavs ZG. Buser GL, et al. Among authors: higgins pg. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Nov;38(11):1335-1341. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.189. Epub 2017 Sep 5. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017. PMID: 28870269 Free PMC article.
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