Hospital outbreak of NDM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a surgical intensive care unit: sink traps as the causing source of epidemic strain resurgence.

Céline Bourigault,Anaïs Andreo,Reynald Mangeant,Florence Le Gallou,Géraldine Marquot,Dominique Demeure Dit Latte,Pierre-Joachim Mahé,Gabriel Birgand,Chrystèle Bidon,Karim Asehnoune,Stéphane Corvec,Didier Lepelletier

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2025.01.003

Hospital outbreak of NDM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a surgical intensive care unit: sink traps as the causing source of epidemic strain resurgence.

Céline Bourigault, Anaïs Andreo + Show 10 more

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2025.01.003

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Journal: American journal of infection control

Publication Date: Jan 11, 2025

#Surgical Intensive Care Unit #Environmental Reservoirs #Surgical Unit #Surgical Care #Epidemic Resurgence #Persistent Outbreak #Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales #NDM-producing Klebsiella #Hospital Outbreak #Epidemic Strain

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We report the management of a New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a surgical intensive care unit over 1 year. NDM-producing Enterobacterales were isolated from sink traps. The installation of new sink traps closed the outbreak. Environmental reservoirs should be considered for any persistent carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales outbreak.

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Hospital outbreak of NDM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a surgical intensive care unit: sink traps as the causing source of epidemic strain resurgence.