Dialysis Water Supply Faucet as Reservoir for Carbapenemase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa

• DOI: 10.3201/eid2810.220731
• Publication Date: 2022-09-23T14:41:20Z
• Authors: Christopher Prestel; Heather Moulton-M...; Paige Gable; Richard A. Stanton; Janet Glowicz; Lauren Franco; Mary McConnell; Tiffany Torres; Dijo John; Gillian Blackwell; Renae Yates; Chavela Brown; Kristina Reyes; Gillian A. McAlli...; Jasen Kunz; Erin E. Conners; Katharine M. Bene...; Amy Kirby; Mia Mattioli; Kerui Xu; Nicole Gualandi; Stephanie Booth; Shannon Novosad; Matthew Arduino; Alison Laufer Halpin; Katherine Wells; Maroya Spalding W...
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; carbapenemase-producing bacteria; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; beta-Lactamases; 03 medical and health sciences; Bacterial Proteins; Renal Dialysis; Water Supply; nosocomial infections; Humans; Pseudomonas Infections; antimicrobial resistance; multidrug-resistant organisms; R; Dispatch; 6. Clean water; Anti-Bacterial Agents; 3. Good health; healthcare-associated infections; Carbapenems; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Medicine

During June 2017-November 2019, a total 36 patients with carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa harboring Verona-integron-encoded metallo-β-lactamase were identified in city western Texas, USA. A faucet contaminated the organism, through environmental sampling, specialty care room was likely source for infection subset of patients.