Genome-based typing reveals rare events of patient contamination with Pseudomonas aeruginosa from other patients and sink traps in a medical intensive care unit.
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Date publication
février 2023
Journal
The Journal of hospital infection
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr HOCQUET Didier
Tous les auteurs :
Couchoud C, Bertrand X, Bourgeon M, Piton G, Valot B, Hocquet D
Lien Pubmed
Résumé
We used genome-based typing data with the aim of identifying the routes of acquisition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) by patients hospitalized in a medical intensive care unit (MICU) over a long period in a non-epidemic context.
Mots clés
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, cross-transmission, medical intensive care unit, phylogeny, whole-genome sequencing
Référence
J Hosp Infect. 2023 02 2;: