Investigation of the first reported outbreak of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Texas

Madhuri M. Sopirala; Kathleen Hartless; Sherry Reid; Angela Christie-Smith; Jeanette Fiveash; Aderonke Badejogbin; Andrew Otto Psenicka

doi:10.1017/ash.2023.521

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2023)

Investigation of the first reported outbreak of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Texas

Madhuri M. Sopirala,
Kathleen Hartless,
Sherry Reid,
Angela Christie-Smith,
Jeanette Fiveash,
Aderonke Badejogbin,
Andrew Otto Psenicka

Affiliations

Madhuri M. Sopirala: ORCiD; Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA Infection Prevention and Control Program, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX, USA
Kathleen Hartless: Infection Prevention and Control Program, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX, USA
Sherry Reid: ORCiD; Infection Prevention and Control Program, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX, USA
Angela Christie-Smith: Infection Prevention and Control Program, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX, USA
Jeanette Fiveash: Infection Prevention and Control Program, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX, USA
Aderonke Badejogbin: Infection Prevention and Control Program, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX, USA
Andrew Otto Psenicka: Infection Prevention and Control Program, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.521
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3

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We describe an epidemiologic investigation and successful control measures for the first reported outbreak of blaNDM-1-carrying Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Texas occurring in a veteran with transmission of the same organism and a blaNDM-5-carrying Escherichia coli, respectively, to two roommates and blaNDM-carrying organism/s to a patient cared for by common staff.

Published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology

ISSN: 2732-494X (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology

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