Molecular investigation of an outbreak associated with total parenteral nutrition contaminated with NDM-producing Leclercia adecarboxylata.

Elvira Garza-GonzálezPaola Bocanegra-IbariasEduardo Rodríguez-NoriegaEsteban González-DíazJesús Silva-SanchezUlises Garza-RamosIván Fernando Contreras-Coronado-TovarJosé Ecil Santos-HernándezDavid Gutiérrez-BañuelosJuan Pablo Mena-RamirezSaúl Ramírez-De-Los-SantosAdrián Camacho-OrtizMaría Del Rayo Morfin-Otero

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2021)

We present epidemiological, microbiological, and molecular evidence of an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant L. adecarboxylata in three hospitals in western Mexico associated with the use of contaminated TPN.

Keyphrases

heavy metals
drinking water
healthcare
single molecule
south africa
risk assessment