Nosocomial Infections with IMP-19-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Linked to Contaminated Sinks, France

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Feb;23(2):304-307. doi: 10.3201/eid2302.160649.

Abstract

We isolated IMP-19-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa from 7 patients with nosocomial infections linked to contaminated sinks in France. We showed that blaIMP-19 was located on various class 1 integrons among 8 species of gram-negative bacilli detected in sinks: P. aeruginosa, Achromobacter xylosoxidans, A. aegrifaciens, P. putida, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, P. mendocina, Comamonas testosteroni, and Sphingomonas sp.

Keywords: France; IMP-19; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; antimicrobial resistance; bacteria; contaminated sinks; hospital; integrons; metallo-β-lactamases; nosocomial infections.

MeSH terms

  • Cross Infection*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • France / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Pseudomonas Infections / epidemiology*
  • Pseudomonas Infections / microbiology*
  • Pseudomonas Infections / transmission
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / classification
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / genetics*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification
  • Water Microbiology
  • beta-Lactamase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics*

Substances

  • beta-Lactamase Inhibitors
  • beta-Lactamases