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ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2024

Two Artificial Tears Outbreak-Associated Cases of Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Detected Through Whole Genome Sequencing-Based Surveillance.

Alexander J Sundermann, Vatsala Rangachar Srinivasa, Emma G Mills, Marissa P Griffith, Kady D Waggle, Ashley M Ayres, Lora Pless, Graham M Snyder, Lee H Harrison, Daria Van Tyne

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Article in The Journal of infectious diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alexander J SundermannMicrobial Genomic Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh.
Vatsala Rangachar SrinivasaMicrobial Genomic Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh.
Emma G MillsDivision of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Marissa P GriffithMicrobial Genomic Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh.
Kady D WaggleMicrobial Genomic Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh.
Ashley M AyresDepartment of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Lora PlessMicrobial Genomic Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh.
Graham M SnyderDivision of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Lee H HarrisonMicrobial Genomic Epidemiology Laboratory, Center for Genomic Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh.
Daria Van TyneDivision of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.ORCID 0000-0001-7284-0103
University of Pittsburgh · USPresbyterian Hospital · US

Funding

Enhanced Detection System for Healthcare-Associated Transmission of InfectionR01AI127472 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HARRISON, LEE H · 2016 to 2025
$7.6M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI127472NIH HHS R01AI127472
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe 2 cases of extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection caused by a strain of public health concern, as it was recently associated with a nationwide outbreak of contaminated artificial tears. Both cases were detected through database review of genomes in the Enhanced Detection System for Hospital-Associated Transmission (EDS-HAT), a routine genome sequencing-based surveillance program. We generated a high-quality reference genome for the outbreak strain from an isolate from our center and examined the mobile elements encoding blaVIM-80 and bla-GES-9 carbapenemases. We used publicly available Pseudomonas aeruginosa genomes to explore the genetic relatedness and antimicrobial resistance genes of the outbreak strain.

Indexed as

Pseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsAnti-Bacterial Agentsbeta-LactamasesDisease OutbreaksHumansLubricant Eye DropsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsWhole Genome SequencingAnti-Bacterial Agentsbeta-LactamasesLubricant Eye Dropsartificial tears outbreakwhole genome sequencing surveillanceXDR Pseudomonas

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PMID37700467
PMCPMC10873170
OpenAlexW4386703995

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