期刊
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
卷 72, 期 3, 页码 414-420出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa049
关键词
hospital-acquired infection; plasmid; carbapenemase; Enterobacteriaceae
资金
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Advanced Molecular Detection program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Australian Postgraduate Award
This investigation identified the largest known outbreak of VIM-producing CRE in the United States, showcasing evidence of in-hospital plasmid transmission and environmental contamination.
Background. Antibiotic resistance is often spread through bacterial populations via conjugative plasmids. However, plasmid transfer is not well recognized in clinical settings because of technical limitations, and health care-associated infections are usually caused by clonal transmission of a single pathogen. In 2015, multiple species of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), all producing a rare carbapenemase, were identified among patients in an intensive care unit. 'this observation suggested a large, previously unrecognized plasmid transmission chain and prompted our investigation. Methods. Electronic medical record reviews, infection control observations, and environmental sampling completed the epidemiologic outbreak investigation. A laboratory analysis, conducted on patient and environmental isolates, included long-read whole-genome sequencing to fully elucidate plasmid DNA structures. Bioinformatics analyses were applied to infer plasmid transmission chains and results were subsequently confirmed using plasmid conjugation experiments. Results. We identified 14 Verona integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase (VIM)-producing CRE in 12 patients, and 1 additional isolate was obtained from a patient room sink drain. Whole-genome sequencing identified the horizontal transfer of bla(VIM-1), a rare carbapenem resistance mechanism in the United States, via a promiscuous incompatibility group A/C2 plasmid that spread among 5 bacterial species isolated from patients and the environment. Conclusions. This investigation represents the largest known outbreak of VIM-producing CRE in the United States to date, which comprises numerous bacterial species and strains. We present evidence of in-hospital plasmid transmission, as well as environmental contamination. Our findings demonstrate the potential for 2 types of hospital-acquired infection outbreaks: those due to clonal expansion and those due to the spread of conjugative plasmids encoding antibiotic resistance across species.
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