Aquatic reservoir-associated outbreaks of multi-drug-resistant bacteria: a hospital outbreak report of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in perspective from the Dutch national surveillance databases
CRPA-VIM was transmitted from sinks to ICU patients without interpatient transmission. Infection control requires comprehensive surveillance of patients and the environment. A water-restricted and drain-free environment ended the outbreak. Future hospital design should minimize contamination from drains and sinks to reduce the nosocomial infection risk.
Authors
- J. Karel Zuur
- Daan W. Notermans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9494-0989)
- Yvette Bisselink
- S.V. de Vries-van Rossum
- Jan Kluytmans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2665-6844)
- M.I. van den Bos-Kromhout
- John W. A. Rossen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7167-8623)
- Antoni P. A. Hendrickx (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4431-9323)
- Michel L. Hijmering
- Aldert A. Bergwerff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5325-7385)
- Marjan J. Bruins
- S. B. Debast
- B Immeker
- S E M Abma-Blatter
Institutions
- Utrecht University (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
- Kuiper Medical Instruments (Netherlands) (NL)
- Isala (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.05.024
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.96
Funders
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers
- Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu