Cheryl Volling, Laura Mataseje, Lucía Graña-Miraglia, Xiaoyi Hu, Sofia Anceva-Sami, Brenda L Coleman, Mark Downing, Susy Hota, Alainna J Jamal, Jennie Johnstone, Kevin Katz, Jerome A Leis, Angel Li, Vinaya Mahesh, Roberto Melano, Matthew Muller, Sarah Nayani, Samir Patel, Aimee Paterson, Mare Pejkovska, Daniel Ricciuto, Asfia Sultana, Tamara Vikulova, Zoe Zhong, Allison McGeer, David S Guttman, Michael R Mulvey
BACKGROUND: Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is a common cause of healthcare-associated infections (PA-HAI) in the intensive care unit (ICU). We aimed to describe the epidemiology of PA-HAI in ICUs in Ontario, Canada, and determine whether we could identify episodes of sink-to-patient PA transmission. METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study of patients in six ICUs from 2018-2019, with retrieval of PA clinical isolates, and PA-screening of antimicrobial resistant organism surveillance rectal swabs, and of sink drain, air, and faucet samples...
March 28, 2024: Journal of Hospital Infection