Protracted outbreaks of VIM-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a surgical intensive care unit in France, January 2018 to June 2024
These long-lasting outbreaks of PA-VIM were associated to a persistent environmental contamination of sink drains. All the strategies aiming at eradicating PA-VIM reservoirs (disinfection, descaling, or replacement of sink drains) failed or only showed a temporary effect.
Authors
- Benjamin Querin
- Christelle Lazare
- Jean‐Winoc Decousser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7105-6202)
- Frédéric Barbut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4165-0670)
- Soumaya Oubbéa
- Jeanne Couturier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3714-7236)
- Maxime Danjean
- Sandrine Luce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9519-333X)
- Sarah Jolivet
- Franck Verdonk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7061-5594)
- Fabienne Fieux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5448-8150)
- Nathalie Audrain
- Florence Stordeur
- Théo Montagne
- Gil Dhenin
- Claire Jouans
- Aurélia Chamming's
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Université Paris-Est Créteil (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Hôpital Saint-Antoine (FR)
- Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri-Mondor (FR)
- DYNAMYC MYCOLOGY
- SoLID : SOrbonne study group for Lung Infectious Diseases (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-025-01599-2
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.36