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Nosocomial transmission of a blaVIM-2 carbapenemase integron between isolates of two different Pseudomonas species.

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We report the first documented in-hospital patient-to-patient-transmission of a blaVIM-2 integron between isolates of Pseudomonas alcaligenes and P. aeruginosa. Molecular typing looking only for difference within species may fail to… Click to show full abstract

We report the first documented in-hospital patient-to-patient-transmission of a blaVIM-2 integron between isolates of Pseudomonas alcaligenes and P. aeruginosa. Molecular typing looking only for difference within species may fail to detect nosocomial transmission of resistance genes.

Keywords: transmission; nosocomial transmission; integron isolates; transmission blavim

Journal Title: Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Year Published: 2021

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