The Acinetobacter baumannii website (Ab-web): a multidisciplinary knowledge hub, communication platform, and workspace

KARAH, NABIL; MATEO-ESTRADA, VALERIA; CASTILLO-RAMÍREZ, SANTIAGO; HIGGINS, PAUL G; HAVENGA, BENJAMIN; KHAN, WESAAL; DOMINGUES, SARA; DA SILVA, GABRIELA JORGE; POIREL, LAURENT; NORDMANN, PATRICE; AMBROSI, CECILIA; MA, CHAOYING; MCCLEAN, SIOBHÁN; QUIROGA, MARÍA PAULA; ALVAREZ, VERÓNICA E; CENTRON, DANIELA; ZARRILLI, RAFFAELE; KENYON, JOHANNA J; RUSSO, THOMAS A; EVANS, BENJAMIN A; OPAZO-CAPURRO, ANDRES; RAFEI, RAYANE; HAMZE, MONZER; DAOUD, ZIAD; AHMAD, IRFAN; RATHER, PHILIP N; HALL, RUTH M; WILHARM, GOTTFRIED; UHLIN, BERNT ERIC

FEMS Microbes

FEMS

Año: 2023 vol. 4

Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative bacterium increasingly implicated in hospital-acquired infections and outbreaks. Effective prevention and control of such infections are commonly challenged by the frequent emergence of multidrug-resistant strains. Here we introduce Ab-web (https://www.acinetobacterbaumannii.no), the first online platform for sharing expertise on A. baumannii. Ab-web is a species-centric knowledge hub, initially with 10 articles organized into two main sections, ´Overview´ and ´Topics´, and three themes, ´epidemiology´, ´antibiotic resistance´, and ´virulence´. The ´workspace´ section provides a spot for colleagues to collaborate, build, and manage joint projects. Ab-web is a community-driven initiative amenable to constructive feedback and new ideas.