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Detection and termination of an extended low-frequency hospital outbreak of GIM-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST111 in Germany.
American journal of infection control - 1 Jun 2015
Wendel Andreas F, Kolbe-Busch Susanne, Ressina Sofija, Schulze-Röbbecke Roland, Kindgen-Milles Detlef, Lorenz Christel, Pfeffer Klaus, MacKenzie Colin R
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BACKGROUND: Metallo-β-lactamase German imipenemase-1 (GIM-1)-mediated carbapenem resistance is emerging in Germany but has not spread beyond a very localized region. The aim of this study was to describe the first outbreak of an extensively drug-resistant GIM-1-carrying Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain affecting 29 patients in a tertiary care hospital from 2002-2013. METHODS: The outbreak was studied retrospectively...
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