A hospital-wide outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella oxytoca associated with contaminated sinks and associated plumbing: outbreak report, risk factor analysis and plasmid mapping
K. oxytoca established in sink plumbing biofilm was associated with a prolonged outbreak difficult to control. Age, length of stay, urinary catheter and diarrhoea were risk factors for acquiring the outbreak strain. Both clonal and horizontal transmission occurred.
Authors
- Lennart Berglund
- Oskar Karlsson Lindsjö (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1068-981X)
- Vilhelm Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4554-2124)
- Jon Edman-Wallér (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3371-8900)
- Henrik Mellström Dahlgren
- Linda Hallberg
- Jenny Andersson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7766-9827)
- Maria Nelson
- Joacim Stalfors
Institutions
- Public Health Agency of Sweden (SE)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Region Västra Götaland (SE)
- Södra Älvsborg Hospital (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2025-05-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.05.002
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.59