Nosocomial transmission of a blaVIM-2 carbapenemase integron between isolates of two different Pseudomonas species

We report the first documented in-hospital patient-to-patient-transmission of a blaVIM-2 integron between isolates of Pseudomonas alcaligenes and P. aeruginosa. Molecular typing looking only for difference within species may fail to detect nosocomial transmission of resistance genes.

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Published inInfection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 245 - 247
Main Authors Büchler, Andrea C, Wüthrich, Daniel, Jauslin, Melanie Wicki, Egli, Adrian, Widmer, Andreas F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01.02.2022
Subjects
Alcaligenes
Antibiotics
E coli
Genes
Genomes
Hospitalization
Infections
Microorganisms
Nosocomial infection
Patients
Switzerland
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Summary:We report the first documented in-hospital patient-to-patient-transmission of a blaVIM-2 integron between isolates of Pseudomonas alcaligenes and P. aeruginosa. Molecular typing looking only for difference within species may fail to detect nosocomial transmission of resistance genes.
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ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2021.39