The present invention belongs to the field of antibacterial agents, more specifically to antibacterials for treating Acinetobacter baumannii infections. The invention provides arylhydrazides containing a 2-pyridone moiety, according to formula (I), which show selective antibacterial activity against A. baumannii. The invention also relates to their use as medicaments and specifically as antibacterials for the treatment of A. baumannii infections, as well as to a process for their preparation and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.La presente invencion pertenece al campo de agentes antibacterianos, mas especificamente a antibacterianos para tratar infecciones por Acinetobacter baumannii. La invencion proporciona arilhidrazidas que contienen una fraccion de 2- piridona, segun la formula (I), la cual muestra actividad antibacteriana selectiva contra A. baumannii. La invencion tambien se refiere a su uso como medicamentos y especificamente como antibacterianos para el tratamiento de infecciones por A. baumannii, asi como a un proceso para su preparacion y a composiciones farmaceuticas que los contienen.
