We describe the first isolation of an NDM-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Italy. In May 2013, a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and history of prior hospitalisation in Belgrad, Serbia, underwent stem cell transplantation at a tertiary care hospital in Rome, Italy. After transplantion, sepsis by NDM-1-producing P. aeruginosa occurred, leading to septic shock and fatal outcome.

Isolation of NDM-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa sequence type ST235 from a stem cell transplant patient in Italy, May 2013 / Carattoli, A; Fortini, D; Galetti, R; Garcia-Fernandez, A; Nardi, G; Orazi, D; Capone, A; Majolino, I; Proia, A; Mariani, B; Parisi, G; Morrone, A; Petrosillo, N.. - In: EUROSURVEILLANCE. - ISSN 1560-7917. - 18:46(2013). [10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.46.20633]

Isolation of NDM-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa sequence type ST235 from a stem cell transplant patient in Italy, May 2013

Carattoli A;
2013

Abstract

We describe the first isolation of an NDM-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Italy. In May 2013, a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and history of prior hospitalisation in Belgrad, Serbia, underwent stem cell transplantation at a tertiary care hospital in Rome, Italy. After transplantion, sepsis by NDM-1-producing P. aeruginosa occurred, leading to septic shock and fatal outcome.
2013
amikacin; busulfan; cefotaxime; ceftazidime; colistin; cyclophosphamide; cyclosporin; daptomycin; ertapenem; extended spectrum beta lactamase; fludarabine; imipenem; meropenem; metallo beta lactamase; mycophenolic acid; New delhi metallo beta lactamase 1; piperacillin plus tazobactam; rifampicin; thiotepa; tigecycline; unclassified drug; vancomycin, adult; antibiotic sensitivity; article; bacterial genetics; bacterium isolation; case report; disease surveillance; DNA sequence; drug substitution; Enterococcus faecium; fever; graft versus host reaction; human; infection control; Italy; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Klebsiella pneumoniae infection; lymphatic leukemia; male; minimum inhibitory concentration; multidrug resistance; neutropenia; nonhuman; perianal abscess; polymerase chain reaction; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas infection; septic shock; Southern blotting; stem cell transplantation; throat culture
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Isolation of NDM-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa sequence type ST235 from a stem cell transplant patient in Italy, May 2013 / Carattoli, A; Fortini, D; Galetti, R; Garcia-Fernandez, A; Nardi, G; Orazi, D; Capone, A; Majolino, I; Proia, A; Mariani, B; Parisi, G; Morrone, A; Petrosillo, N.. - In: EUROSURVEILLANCE. - ISSN 1560-7917. - 18:46(2013). [10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.46.20633]
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