The effect of tigecycline-usnic acid combination on tigecycline-non-susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates and the role of usnic acid as an adjuvant efflux pump inhibitor

Background:  Concerns are arising about Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) gaining resistance to tigecycline (TGC). AdeB efflux pump gene has been strongly associated with TGC resistance and usnic acid (UA) has been postulated to act as an efflux pump inhibitor. This study aimed at determining t...

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Main Authors: Ghada Fahmy, Safaa Abdel-Rahman, Reham Khalifa, Rania Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine 2024-11-01
Series:Microbes and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/article_351143_65c034e2c6475820ecf676711e609f16.pdf
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