Two-round point-prevalence study unveils shared blaVIM-2 integrons and spread of a blaIMP-15-encoding plasmid among carbapenem-resistant non-aeruginosa Pseudomonas species in the wet hospital environment
Carbapenem-resistant non-aeruginosa Pseudomonas spp. were present in ∼5% of drains. Evidence of horizontal transfer of a bla<sub>IMP-15</sub>-encoding plasmid and its spread between wards was found, indicating that these isolates generate a reservoir in drains from which carbapenemase genes can spread through hospital plumbing and reappear in other patient rooms.
Authors
- Willemien H. A. Zandijk
- Anne F. Voor in ’t holt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3560-1725)
- Vos Margreet
- Amber Rijfkogel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6238-4336)
- Corné HW. Klaassen
- Anneloes van Veen
- Juliëtte A. Severin
Institutions
- Erasmus MC (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2026-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2026.01.003
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance
- ZonMw