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- Title
Large Cluster of Verona Integron-Encoded Metallo- Beta-Lactamase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Colonizing Residents at a Skilled Nursing Facility -- Chicago, Illinois, November 2016-March 2018.
- Authors
Clegg, Whitney J.; Pacilli, Massimo; Kemble, Sarah K.; Hassaballa, Ahmed; Black, Stephanie R.; Kerins, Janna L.; Kallen, Alexander J.; Walters, Maroya S.; Halpin, Alison Laufer; Stanton, Richard A.; Boyd, Sandra; Gable, Paige; Daniels, Jonathan; Lin, Michael Y.; Hayden, Mary K.; Lolans, Karen; Burdsall, Deb P.; Lavin, Mary Alice
- Abstract
The article discusses a survey conducted at skilled nursing facilities with ventilated residents (vSNF A) to determine the prevalence of carbapenemase-producing organisms in the health care facilities in Chicago. It states that the survey identified patients infected with Verona integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase–producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (VIM-CRPA) colonization. Th Chicago Department of Public Health provided major steps for assessment and control.
- Publication
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 2018, Vol 67, Issue 40, p1130
- ISSN
0149-2195
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15585/mmwr.mm6740a6