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- Title
Identification of a hidden outbreak due to the spread of a VIM-3-producing, extensive drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (XDRPA) clone at a regional hospital in Taiwan.
- Authors
SHU, J. C.; SU, L. H.; CHIA, J. H.; HUANG, S. H.; KAO, Y. C.; LEE, S. C.; WU, T. L.
- Abstract
A review of the annual prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa at a regional hospital in Taiwan revealed a significant increase in the incidence of extensive drug-resistant P. aeruginosa (XDRPA) from 2·1% in 2003 to 5·8% in 2007. The first XDRPA isolate was recovered in 2001 from the emergency ward. The widespread dissemination of XDRPA isolates to more than 10 other wards was discovered the following year. Six pulsotypes of 67 XDRPA isolates from 2006 onwards were identified and 91% were a single strain, suggesting the existence of a hidden outbreak. Prior to the recognition of the outbreak, the majority of cases were not considered to be healthcare-associated infections until molecular evidence was provided. A cohort measure was launched by the infection control practitioners that effectively controlled the outbreak. Patients with XDRPA were mostly referred from neighbouring long-term care facilities, which may have been the reservoir of the XDRPA clone.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; DISEASE outbreaks; DRUG resistance in bacteria; PSEUDOMONAS aeruginosa infections; HOSPITAL care; EMERGENCY medical services; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Epidemiology & Infection, 2013, Vol 141, Issue 8, p1713
- ISSN
0950-2688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S095026881200204X