Characterization of KdpD and KdpE two-component system of acinetobacter baumannii and its role in physiology and pathogenesis /
الثنائى للاسينيتوباكتر بومينياى ودوره الفيسيولوجى وتاثيره على قدرة احداث المرض KdpE وال KdpD توصيف النظام
Reham Samir Mohammed ; Supervised Alaa M. Shawky , Ahmed Sherif Attia
- Cairo : Reham Samir Mohammed , 2013
- 138 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Pharmacy - Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as on of the most alarming pathogens for health care institutions worldwide. Its clinical significance, especially over the last two decades has escalated as this organism shows a formidable capacity to develop antimicrobial resistance. It is considered the paradigm of multidrug-resistant or pandrug-resistant bacterium that threatens the current antibiotic era. A. baumannii is capable of causing a wide range of infections including central nervous system, skin, soft tissue, and bone, however, hospital-acquired pneumonia remains the most common infection caused by this organism