Outbreak Caused by VIM-1- and VIM-4-Positive Proteus mirabilis in a Hospital in Zagreb
This study revealed an epidemic spread of carbapenemase-producing <i>P. mirabilis</i> in two wards in a psychiatric hospital. Due to the extensively resistant phenotype (XDR), therapeutic options were limited. This is the first report of carbapenemase-producing <i>P. mirabilis</i> in Croatia.
Authors
- Josefa Luxner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6579-5089)
- Ivan Barišić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1301-6197)
- Maja Anušić
- Jasmina Vraneš (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3282-0973)
- Gernot Zarfel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1592-4559)
- Andrea Grisold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6937-521X)
- Vladimira Tičić
- Marina Nađ
- Branka Bedenić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9975-6830)
- Verena Dobretzberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2365-8975)
Institutions
- University Hospital Centre Zagreb (HR)
- University of Zagreb (HR)
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
- Andrija Stampar Teaching Institute of Public Health (HR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pathogens
- Published
- 2025-07-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14080737
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medicinski Fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu