A Kanayama1, R Kawahara2, T Yamagishi3, K Goto4, Y Kobaru4, M Takano5, K Morisada5, A Ukimura6, F Kawanishi7, A Tabuchi8, T Matsui9, K Oishi9. 1. Field Epidemiology Training Program, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Global Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan. 2. Division of Bacteriology, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan. 3. Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: tack-8@nih.go.jp. 4. Shinsei Hospital, Osaka, Japan. 5. Takatsuki City Health Center, Osaka, Japan. 6. Infection Control Center, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Department of General Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan. 7. Infection Control Center, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Osaka, Japan. 8. Field Epidemiology Training Program, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan. 9. Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Little is known about multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP) outbreaks in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). AIM: To describe an MDRP outbreak in an LTCF and to clarify risk factors for MDRP acquisition. METHODS: Patients who were positive for MDRP at an LTCF from January 2013 to January 2014 were analysed. A descriptive analysis, a case-control study, and a microbiological analysis were performed. FINDINGS: A total of 23 MDRP cases were identified, 16 of which were confirmed in sputum samples. Healthcare workers were observed violating hand hygiene procedures when performing oral, wound, and genital care. Nasogastric tube and oxygen mask use was associated with MDRP acquisition in the respiratory tract, which might have been confounded by poor hand hygiene. Sharing unhygienic devices, such as portable oral suction devices for oral care, and washing bottles and ointments for wound and genital care with inadequate disinfection could explain the transmission of MDRP in some cases. Isolates from 11 patients were found to be indistinguishable or closely related by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and harbouring the blaGES-5 gene. Subsequent enhanced infection control measures were supported by nearby hospitals and a local public health centre. No additional cases were identified for a year after the last case occurred in January 2014. CONCLUSION: An outbreak of MDRP with an antimicrobial resistance gene, blaGES-5, occurred in a Japanese LTCF. It was successfully controlled by enhanced infection control measures, which neighbouring hospitals and a local public health centre supported.
BACKGROUND: Little is known about multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP) outbreaks in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). AIM: To describe an MDRP outbreak in an LTCF and to clarify risk factors for MDRP acquisition. METHODS:Patients who were positive for MDRP at an LTCF from January 2013 to January 2014 were analysed. A descriptive analysis, a case-control study, and a microbiological analysis were performed. FINDINGS: A total of 23 MDRP cases were identified, 16 of which were confirmed in sputum samples. Healthcare workers were observed violating hand hygiene procedures when performing oral, wound, and genital care. Nasogastric tube and oxygen mask use was associated with MDRP acquisition in the respiratory tract, which might have been confounded by poor hand hygiene. Sharing unhygienic devices, such as portable oral suction devices for oral care, and washing bottles and ointments for wound and genital care with inadequate disinfection could explain the transmission of MDRP in some cases. Isolates from 11 patients were found to be indistinguishable or closely related by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and harbouring the blaGES-5 gene. Subsequent enhanced infection control measures were supported by nearby hospitals and a local public health centre. No additional cases were identified for a year after the last case occurred in January 2014. CONCLUSION: An outbreak of MDRP with an antimicrobial resistance gene, blaGES-5, occurred in a Japanese LTCF. It was successfully controlled by enhanced infection control measures, which neighbouring hospitals and a local public health centre supported.
Authors: Christian M Gill; Tomefa E Asempa; Isabella A Tickler; Caitlin Dela Cruz; Fred C Tenover; David P Nicolau Journal: J Clin Microbiol Date: 2020-11-18 Impact factor: 5.948