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Sawale M, Ozadali F, Valentine CJ, Benyathiar P, Drolia R, Mishra DK. Impact of bovine lactoferrin fortification on pathogenic organisms to attenuate the risk of infection for infants. Food Control 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Miyake A, Gotoh K, Iwahashi J, Togo A, Horita R, Miura M, Kinoshita M, Ohta K, Yamashita Y, Watanabe H. Characteristics of Biofilms Formed by C. parapsilosis Causing an Outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:700. [PMID: 35887456 PMCID: PMC9322970 DOI: 10.3390/jof8070700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background: We dealt with the occurrence of an outbreak of Candida parapsilosis in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in September 2020. There have been several reports of C. parapsilosis outbreaks in NICUs. In this study we describe our investigation into both the transmission route and the biofilm of C. parapsilosis. Methods: C. parapsilosis strains were detected in three inpatients and in two environmental cultures in our NICU. One environmental culture was isolated from the incubator used by a fungemia patient, and another was isolated from the humidifier of an incubator that had been used by a nonfungemia patient. To prove their identities, we tested them by micro satellite analysis. We used two methods, dry weight measurements and observation by electron microscopy, to confirm biofilm. Results: Microsatellite analysis showed the five C. parapsilosis cultures were of the same strain. Dry weight measurements and electron microscopy showed C. parapsilosis formed biofilms that amounted to clumps of fungal cells. Conclusions: We concluded that the outbreak happened due to horizontal transfer through the humidifier of the incubator and that the C. parapsilosis had produced biofilm, which promoted an invasive and infectious outbreak. Additionally, biofilm is closely associated with pathogenicity.
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Gamage SD, Ambrose M, Kralovic SM, Roselle GA. Water Safety and Health Care: Preventing Infections Caused by Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens. Infect Dis Clin North Am 2021; 35:667-95. [PMID: 34362538 DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2021.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Health care facility water systems have been associated with the transmission of opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens such as Legionella and nontuberculous mycobacteria. These pathogens can enter a building's water system in low numbers and then proliferate when conditions are conducive to their growth. Patients and residents in health care facilities are often at heightened risk for opportunistic infections, and cases and outbreaks in the literature highlight the importance of routine water management programs and occasions for intervention to prevent additional cases. A multidisciplinary proactive approach to water safety is critical for sustained prevention of health care-associated water-related infections.
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Mizuno S, Matsuzaki S, Yokoyama K, Hamahata K, Yoshida A. Case Report: A Domestic Sponge Brush Used to Clean a Milk Feeding Bottle: The Source of Neonatal Meningitis Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:725940. [PMID: 34631623 PMCID: PMC8495192 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.725940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a relatively rare cause of neonatal meningitis, and most patients have serious underlying diseases, prematurity, immunodeficiency, or anatomical abnormalities. We report the case of a 7-day-old girl with meningitis caused by P. aeruginosa. She was born full-term and had no immunodeficiency or anatomical abnormalities as far as our investigation ascertained. Through the use of anti-Pseudomonas antibiotics, she recovered without any complications other than a slight hearing disability revealed by audiology testing. P. aeruginosa was also isolated from a domestic sponge brush used to clean her milk bottle. Physicians should consider P. aeruginosa as a possible pathogen of neonatal meningitis even in full-term infants with no immunodeficiency or anatomical abnormalities. Physicians should give advice concerning appropriate hygiene practices to be applied to the neonate's environment.
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- Shinsuke Mizuno
- Department of Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama City, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama City, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama City, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama City, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama City, Japan
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Novello J, Sillankorva S, Pires P, Azeredo J, Wanke CH, Tondo EC, Bianchi O. Inactivation of
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in mineral water by DP1 bacteriophage immobilized on ethylene‐vinyl acetate copolymer used as seal caps of plastic bottles. J Appl Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/app.49009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Júnia Novello
- Exact Sciences and Engineering Knowledge Area, University of Caxias do Sul Caxias do Sul Brazil
- Institute of Food Science and TechnologyFederal University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre Brazil
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- INL ‐ International Iberian Nanotechnology LaboratoryAv. Mestre José Veiga Braga Portugal
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- Center of Biological EngineeringUniversity of Minho Braga Portugal
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- Center of Biological EngineeringUniversity of Minho Braga Portugal
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- Exact Sciences and Engineering Knowledge Area, University of Caxias do Sul Caxias do Sul Brazil
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- Institute of Food Science and TechnologyFederal University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre Brazil
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- Exact Sciences and Engineering Knowledge Area, University of Caxias do Sul Caxias do Sul Brazil
- Department of Materials EngineeringFederal University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre Brazil
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Acosta F, Fernández-Cruz A, Maus SR, Sola-Campoy PJ, Marín M, Cercenado E, Sierra O, Muñoz P, García de Viedma D, Pérez-Lago L. In-Depth Study of a Nosocomial Outbreak Caused by Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Using Whole Genome Sequencing Coupled With a Polymerase Chain Reaction Targeting Strain-Specific Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms. Am J Epidemiol 2020; 189:841-849. [PMID: 32128575 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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In 2013-2014, an outbreak involving 14 patients infected by an extensively drug-resistant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was detected in a hospital in Madrid, Spain. Our objective was to evaluate an alternative strategy for investigating the outbreak in depth by means of molecular and genomic approaches. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was applied as a first-line approach, followed by a more refined whole genome sequencing analysis. Single nucleotide polymorphisms identified by whole genome sequencing were used to design a specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for screening unsuspected cases infected by the outbreak strain. Whole genome sequencing alerted us to the existence of greater genetic diversity than was initially assumed, splitting the PFGE-associated outbreak isolates into 4 groups, 2 of which represented coincidental transmission unrelated to the outbreak. A multiplex allele-specific PCR targeting outbreak-specific single nucleotide polymorphisms was applied to 290 isolates, which allowed us to identify 25 additional cases related to the outbreak during 2011-2017. Whole genome sequencing coupled with an outbreak-strain-specific PCR enabled us to markedly redefine the initial picture of the outbreak by 1) ruling out initially suspected cases, 2) defining likely independent coincidental transmission events, 3) predating the starting point of the outbreak, 4) capturing new unsuspected cases, and 5) revealing that the outbreak was still active.
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Nayar G, Darley ESR, Hammond F, Matthews S, Turton J, Wach R. Does screening neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit for Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization help prevent infection? J Hosp Infect 2018; 100:54-59. [PMID: 29964100 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is a Gram-negative environmental organism that can cause severe infection in immunosuppressed patients, including preterm neonates. In recent years, it has become common practice to screen neonates for PA colonization. AIM To assess the value of screening neonates for PA in (1) predicting the risk of developing severe PA infection and (2) directing infection control practice. METHODS Between August 2012 and September 2015, babies admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at North Bristol NHS Trust were screened routinely for PA colonization on admission and weekly thereafter. Data were also collected on babies who developed PA infection. Environmental samples from the NICU were tested for the presence of PA. Variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) typing was performed on all strains of PA from babies and the environment. FINDINGS No babies with positive screens subsequently developed PA infection. There was no VNTR strain evidence supporting cross-infection from the environment or other babies. CONCLUSION Screening neonates for PA did not identify babies who subsequently developed PA infection. Following cessation of screening in September 2015, there was no increase in the number of babies identified with PA infection.
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- G Nayar
- Severn Pathology Infection Sciences, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.
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- Severn Pathology Infection Sciences, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Infection Prevention and Control, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Infection Prevention and Control, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections Reference Unit, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK
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- Neonatal Intensive Care, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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Health care facility water distribution systems have been implicated in the transmission of pathogens such as Legionella and nontuberculous mycobacteria to building occupants. These pathogens are natural inhabitants of water at low numbers and can amplify in premise plumbing water, especially if conditions are conducive to their growth. Because patients and residents in health care facilities are often at heightened risk for opportunistic infections, a multidisciplinary proactive approach to water safety is important to balance the various water priorities in health care and prevent water-associated infections in building occupants.
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- Shantini D Gamage
- National Infectious Diseases Service, Specialty Care Services, Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.
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- National Infectious Diseases Service, Specialty Care Services, Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, USA
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- National Infectious Diseases Service, Specialty Care Services, Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA; Medical Service, Cincinnati VA Medical Center, 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
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- National Infectious Diseases Service, Specialty Care Services, Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA; Medical Service, Cincinnati VA Medical Center, 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
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Bicking Kinsey C, Koirala S, Solomon B, Rosenberg J, Robinson BF, Neri A, Laufer Halpin A, Arduino MJ, Moulton-Meissner H, Noble-Wang J, Chea N, Gould CV. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Attributed to Hospital Tap Water. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017; 38:801-8. [PMID: 28516821 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections and colonization in a neonatal intensive care unit. DESIGN Infection control assessment, environmental evaluation, and case-control study. SETTING Newly built community-based hospital, 28-bed neonatal intensive care unit. PATIENTS Neonatal intensive care unit patients receiving care between June 1, 2013, and September 30, 2014. METHODS Case finding was performed through microbiology record review. Infection control observations, interviews, and environmental assessment were performed. A matched case-control study was conducted to identify risk factors for P. aeruginosa infection. Patient and environmental isolates were collected for pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to determine strain relatedness. RESULTS In total, 31 cases were identified. Case clusters were temporally associated with absence of point-of-use filters on faucets in patient rooms. After adjusting for gestational age, case patients were more likely to have been in a room without a point-of-use filter (odds ratio [OR], 37.55; 95% confidence interval [CI], 7.16-∞). Case patients had higher odds of exposure to peripherally inserted central catheters (OR, 7.20; 95% CI, 1.75-37.30) and invasive ventilation (OR, 5.79; 95% CI, 1.39-30.62). Of 42 environmental samples, 28 (67%) grew P. aeruginosa. Isolates from the 2 most recent case patients were indistinguishable by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis from water-related samples obtained from these case-patient rooms. CONCLUSIONS This outbreak was attributed to contaminated water. Interruption of the outbreak with point-of-use filters provided a short-term solution; however, eradication of P. aeruginosa in water and fixtures was necessary to protect patients. This outbreak highlights the importance of understanding the risks of stagnant water in healthcare facilities. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:801-808.
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Japakasetr S, Sirikulchayanonta C, Suthutvoravut U, Chindavijak B, Kagawa M, Nokdee S. Implementation of a Nutrition Program Reduced Post-Discharge Growth Restriction in Thai Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants. Nutrients 2016; 8:E820. [PMID: 27999313 DOI: 10.3390/nu8120820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2016] [Revised: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants are vulnerable to growth restriction after discharge due to cumulative protein and energy deficits during their hospital stay and early post-discharge period. The current study evaluated the effectiveness of the preterm infant, post-discharge nutrition (PIN) program to reduce post-discharge growth restriction in Thai VLBW preterm infants. A prospective, non-randomized interventional cohort study was undertaken to assess the growth of 22 VLBW preterm infants who received the PIN program and compared them with 22 VLBW preterm infants who received conventional nutrition services. Infant’s growth was recorded monthly until the infants reached six months’ corrected age (6-moCA). Intervention infants had significantly greater body weights (p = 0.013) and head circumferences (p = 0.009). Also, a greater proportion of the intervention group recovered their weight to the standard weight at 4-moCA (p = 0.027) and at 6-moCA (p = 0.007) and their head circumference to the standard head circumference at 6-moCA (p = 0.004) compared to their historical comparison counterparts. Enlistment in the PIN program thus resulted in significantly reduced post-discharge growth restriction in VLBW preterm infants. Further research on longer term effects of the program on infant’s growth and development is warranted.
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OBJECTIVE To identify how the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) environment potentially influences the microbiome high-risk term and preterm infants. DATA SOURCES Electronic databases utilized to identify studies published in English included PubMed, Google Scholar, Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and BioMedSearcher. Date of publication did not limit inclusion in the review. STUDY SELECTION Two hundred fifty articles were assessed for relevance to the research question through title and abstract review. Further screening resulted in full review of 60 articles. An in-depth review of all 60 articles resulted in 39 articles that met inclusion criteria. Twenty-eight articles were eliminated on the basis of the type of study and subject of interest. DATA EXTRACTION Studies were reviewed for information related to environmental factors that influence microbial colonization of the neonatal microbiome. Environment was later defined as the physical environment of the NICU and nursery caregiving activities. DATA SYNTHESIS Studies were characterized into factors that impacted the infant's microbiome—parental skin, feeding type, environmental surfaces and caregiving equipment, health care provider skin, and antibiotic use. CONCLUSIONS Literature revealed that various aspects of living within the NICU environment do influence the microbiome of infants. Caregivers can implement strategies to prevent environment-associated nosocomial infection in the NICU such as implementing infection control measures, encouraging use of breast milk, and decreasing the empirical use of antibiotics.
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Parm Ü, Metsvaht T, Ilmoja ML, Lutsar I. Gut colonization by aerobic microorganisms is associated with route and type of nutrition in premature neonates. Nutr Res 2015; 35:496-503. [PMID: 25922115 DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2015.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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We hypothesized that the beneficial effects of early enteral compared with parenteral feeding are related to the increased variety of aerobic microorganisms that colonize the gut. Our aim was to describe the relationship, first, between the type of feeding and mucosal colonization and, second, between the type of feeding and the development of late-onset sepsis (LOS) and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm neonates. In total, 159 neonates aged 72 hours or less with risk factors for early-onset sepsis were recruited to a prospective 2-center study. Rectal swabs were collected on admission and twice per week thereafter. The feeding regimen was recorded for the first 7 days and categorized into total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and 2 regimens of enteral nutrition, that is, breast milk containing regimen (BMCR), for which breast milk constituted at least 11% of the enteral diet, or formula. Herein, 70 neonates received formula, 48 received BMCR, and 41 received TPN; 69 cases of LOS and 15 cases of NEC were observed in 50 neonates. A multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that formula and BMCR were associated with 4- to 5-fold increases in colonization by Gram-negative bacteria (odds ratio [OR], 4.52; 1.87-10.95, and OR, 4.95; 1.90-12.87, respectively) and 5 to 9 times higher odds of colonization by Gram-positive microorganisms (OR, 5.75; 1.89-16.72, and OR, 8.61; 2.52-29.36, respectively) compared with TPN. The only difference between BMCR and the other feeding groups was the higher colonization with Staphylococcus haemolyticus in the latter (formula-OR, 6.24; 1.73-22.50; TPN-OR, 2.75; 1.08-6.97). Compared with BMCR, TPN was associated with an increased odds of LOS (OR, 3.04; 1.02-9.07) and an increased odds of death (19.75; 3.64-107.12) compared with formula. Although early enteral feeding is associated with a higher odds of colonization with opportunistic microorganisms, it should be preferred over TPN whenever feasible, due to the favorable effect on the prevention of LOS.
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- Ülle Parm
- Department of Microbiology, University of Tartu, Estonia; Tartu Health Care College, Estonia.
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Tartu, Estonia
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The problem of Pseudomonas as a nosocomial pathogen is not new, with some authors dating its onset to the start of the antimicrobial era, although other factors, such as the growth of intensive or augmented care, have a part to play. This paper outlines the historical and environmental issues that may be associated with a potential increase in the incidence of this difficult-to-treat pathogen.
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- Michael Kelsey
- Department of Microbiology, Whittington Hospital, London N19 5NF, UK
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Molina-Cabrillana J, Artiles-Campelo F, Dorta-Hung E, Santana-Reyes C, Quori A, Lafarga-Capuz B, Hernández-Vera JR. Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in a neonatal care unit associated with feeding bottles heaters. Am J Infect Control 2013; 41:e7-9. [PMID: 23369317 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2012] [Revised: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 08/01/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This report describes an outbreak caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a neonatal care unit possibly linked to feeding bottles heaters. Infection control measures were undertaken such as reinforcement of contact isolation precautions, environmental microbiologic sampling, educational sessions on hand hygiene, and use of sterilized water to refill feeding bottles heaters. The sustained eradication of P aeruginosa isolates after implementing control measures on feeding bottles heaters strongly suggests those as the source of the outbreak.
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Horcajada JP, Padilla B. [Endemic and epidemic. Investigation of a nosocomial outbreak]. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2013; 31:181-6. [PMID: 23218740 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2012.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2012] [Accepted: 10/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The majority of healthcare associated infections are endemic, but outbreaks or epidemic infections also occur. The most frequent nosocomial endemic infections are catheter associated bacteremia, ventilator-associated pneumonia, surgical site infections and urinary catheter associated infections. These are conditions with a significant healthcare burden. Infection control measures are the mainstay for reducing their frequency and health impact. Other nosocomial infections occur in epidemic outbreaks, with potential and various negative consequences. A well conducted outbreak investigation can achieve good control at an early stage of the development of an outbreak. This research is divided into several stages that facilitate monitoring the development of the work in an orderly and efficiently manner. It also includes some guidelines for writing reports and scientific papers concerning outbreaks.
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Jefferies JMC, Cooper T, Yam T, Clarke SC. Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreaks in the neonatal intensive care unit – a systematic review of risk factors and environmental sources. J Med Microbiol 2012; 61:1052-1061. [DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.044818-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- J. M. C. Jefferies
- Health Protection Agency, Southampton, UK
- Molecular Microbiology Group, Academic Unit of Clinical & Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Infection Prevention Team, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Infection, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
- Infection Prevention Team, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Molecular Microbiology Group, Academic Unit of Clinical & Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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Yapicioglu H, Gokmen TG, Yildizdas D, Koksal F, Ozlu F, Kale-Cekinmez E, Mert K, Mutlu B, Satar M, Narli N, Candevir A. Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections due to electronic faucets in a neonatal intensive care unit. J Paediatr Child Health 2012; 48:430-4. [PMID: 22085434 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02248.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the role of electronic faucets in a newborn intensive care unit during a Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak. METHODS After three patients had P. aeruginosa bacteremia, environmental cultures including those from patient rooms, incubator, ventilators, total parenteral nutrition solutions, disinfection solutions, electronic and hand-operated faucet filters/water samples after removing filters and staff hands were taken. RESULTS Only filters of electronic faucets and water samples after removing filters and one liquid hand soap showed P. aeruginosa (3-7 × 106 cfu/mL). We have removed the electronic faucets and new elbow-operated faucets were installed. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis of outbreak-blood culture isolates from two patients and isolates from electronic water faucets/one liquid hand soap indicated the presence of 90.7% genetically related subtype, probably from the same clone. Water cultures from new faucets were all clean after installation and after 7 months. CONCLUSION We suggest that electronic faucets may be considered a potential risk for P. aeruginosa in hospitals, especially in high-risk units.
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- Hacer Yapicioglu
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
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Suarez C, Peña C, Arch O, Dominguez MA, Tubau F, Juan C, Gavaldá L, Sora M, Oliver A, Pujol M, Ariza J. A large sustained endemic outbreak of multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a new epidemiological scenario for nosocomial acquisition. BMC Infect Dis 2011; 11:272. [PMID: 21995287 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2010] [Accepted: 10/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Studies of recent hospital outbreaks caused by multiresistant P.aeruginosa (MRPA) have often failed to identify a specific environmental reservoir. We describe an outbreak due to a single clone of multiresistant (MR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) and evaluate the effectiveness of the surveillance procedures and control measures applied. Methods Patients with MRPA isolates were prospectively identified (January 2006-May 2008). A combined surveillance procedure (environmental survey, and active surveillance program in intensive care units [ICUs]) and an infection control strategy (closure of ICU and urology wards for decontamination, strict compliance with cross-transmission prevention protocols, and a program restricting the use of carbapenems in the ICUs) was designed and implemented. Results Three hundred and ninety patients were identified. ICU patients were the most numerous group (22%) followed by urology patients (18%). Environmental surveillance found that 3/19 (16%) non-ICU environmental samples and 4/63 (6%) ICU samples were positive for the MRPA clonal strain. In addition, active surveillance found that 19% of patients were fecal carriers of MRPA. Significant changes in the trends of incidence rates were noted after intervention 1 (reinforcement of cleaning procedures): -1.16 cases/1,000 patient-days (95%CI -1.86 to -0.46; p = 0.003) and intervention 2 (extensive decontamination): -1.36 cases/1,000 patient-days (95%CI -1.88 to -0.84; p < 0.001) in urology wards. In addition, restricted use of carbapenems was initiated in ICUs (January 2007), and their administration decreased from 190-170 DDD/1,000 patient-days (October-December 2006) to 40-60 DDD/1,000 patient-days (January-April 2007), with a reduction from 3.1 cases/1,000 patient-days in December 2006 to 2.0 cases/1,000 patient-days in May 2007. The level of initial carbapenem use rose again during 2008, and the incidence of MRPA increased progressively once more. Conclusions In the setting of sustained MRPA outbreaks, epidemiological findings suggest that patients may be a reservoir for further environmental contamination and cross-transmission. Although our control program was not successful in ending the outbreak, we think that our experience provides useful guidance for future approaches to this problem.
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García-Castillo M, Del Campo R, Morosini MI, Riera E, Cabot G, Willems R, van Mansfeld R, Oliver A, Cantón R. Wide dispersion of ST175 clone despite high genetic diversity of carbapenem-nonsusceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical strains in 16 Spanish hospitals. J Clin Microbiol 2011; 49:2905-10. [PMID: 21697331 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00753-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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During the COMParative Activity of Carbapenems Testing (COMPACT) surveillance study, 448 Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates were obtained from 16 Spanish hospitals. Nonsusceptibility (EUCAST breakpoints) to imipenem (35%), meropenem (33%), and/or doripenem (33%) was observed with 175 isolates (39%). Simultaneous resistance to these three drugs was observed with 126 of the 175 isolates (72%). Except for colistin, high resistance rates were observed among noncarbapenem antibiotics. Clonal relatedness was investigated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) with SpeI, discriminating 68 patterns. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) was performed on 84 isolates representing different PFGE types and all participating hospitals. Thirty-nine sequence types (STs) could be distinguished, and of these, ST175 (48 isolates, 10 hospitals), ST646 (16 isolates, 4 hospitals), ST532 (13 isolates, 3 hospitals), and ST111 (13 isolates, 7 hospitals) were the most frequently encountered. Minimum-spanning tree analysis confirmed a wide dissemination of different clones among participant hospitals, particularly ST175. PFGE pattern comparison within the four most frequent STs revealed that ST175 isolates were relatively uniform, while ST646, ST532, and ST111 isolates were highly diverse, with almost every isolate belonging to a unique pulsotype, even when originating from the same center. The population of carbapenem-nonsusceptible P. aeruginosa isolates from 16 hospitals is highly diverse, with one ST (ST175) representing a highly conserved clone disseminated in 10 of the 16 participant hospitals. This ST175 clone should be added to the list of P. aeruginosa clones at high risk for epidemic spread, such as the Liverpool, Manchester, and Melbourne clones previously found in cystic fibrosis patients and ST235 in the nosocomial setting.
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Oğuz SS, Unlü S, Saygan S, Dilli D, Erdoğan B, Dilmen U. Rapid control of an outbreak of Pseudomonas putida in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit. J Hosp Infect 2011; 76:361-2. [PMID: 20884082 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2009] [Accepted: 07/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cuttelod M, Senn L, Terletskiy V, Nahimana I, Petignat C, Eggimann P, Bille J, Prod'hom G, Zanetti G, Blanc D. Molecular epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in intensive care units over a 10-year period (1998-2007). Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17:57-62. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03164.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Naze F, Jouen E, Randriamahazo RT, Simac C, Laurent P, Blériot A, Chiroleu F, Gagnevin L, Pruvost O, Michault A. Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak linked to mineral water bottles in a neonatal intensive care unit: fast typing by use of high-resolution melting analysis of a variable-number tandem-repeat locus. J Clin Microbiol 2010; 48:3146-52. [PMID: 20573865 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00402-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes nosocomial infections in intensive care units. Determining a system of typing that is discriminatory is essential for epidemiological surveillance of P. aeruginosa. We developed a method for the typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, namely, multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) typing with high-resolution melting analysis (HRMA). The technology was used to genotype a collection of 43 environmental and clinical strains isolated during an outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) that we report. Nineteen strains isolated in other departments or outside the hospital were also tested. The genetic diversity of this collection was determined using VNTR-HRMA, with amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis as a reference. Twenty-five and 28 genotypes were identified, respectively, and both techniques produced congruent data. VNTR-HRMA established clonal relationships between the strains of P. aeruginosa isolated during the outbreak in the NICU and proved, for the first time, the role of mineral water as the inoculum source. VNTR typing with one primer pair in association with HRMA is highly reproducible and discriminative, easily portable among laboratories, fast, and inexpensive, and it demonstrated excellent typeability in this study. VNTR-HRMA represents a promising tool for the molecular surveillance of P. aeruginosa and perhaps for molecular epidemiologic analysis of other hospital infections.
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Price LB, Liu CM, Johnson KE, Aziz M, Lau MK, Bowers J, Ravel J, Keim PS, Serwadda D, Wawer MJ, Gray RH. The effects of circumcision on the penis microbiome. PLoS One 2010; 5:e8422. [PMID: 20066050 PMCID: PMC2798966 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2009] [Accepted: 11/09/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Circumcision is associated with significant reductions in HIV, HSV-2 and HPV infections among men and significant reductions in bacterial vaginosis among their female partners. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We assessed the penile (coronal sulci) microbiota in 12 HIV-negative Ugandan men before and after circumcision. Microbiota were characterized using sequence-tagged 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing targeting the V3-V4 hypervariable regions. Taxonomic classification was performed using the RDP Naïve Bayesian Classifier. Among the 42 unique bacterial families identified, Pseudomonadaceae and Oxalobactericeae were the most abundant irrespective of circumcision status. Circumcision was associated with a significant change in the overall microbiota (PerMANOVA p = 0.007) and with a significant decrease in putative anaerobic bacterial families (Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test p = 0.014). Specifically, two families-Clostridiales Family XI (p = 0.006) and Prevotellaceae (p = 0.006)-were uniquely abundant before circumcision. Within these families we identified a number of anaerobic genera previously associated with bacterial vaginosis including: Anaerococcus spp., Finegoldia spp., Peptoniphilus spp., and Prevotella spp. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE The anoxic microenvironment of the subpreputial space may support pro-inflammatory anaerobes that can activate Langerhans cells to present HIV to CD4 cells in draining lymph nodes. Thus, the reduction in putative anaerobic bacteria after circumcision may play a role in protection from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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- Lance B Price
- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America.
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