Fatal respiratory infection due to ST308 VIM-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a lung transplant recipient: case report and review of the literature.
Manuela CarugatiA PiazzaA M PeriL CarianiM BrilliD GirelliD Di CarloA GramegnaM PappaletteraF ComandatoreG GrasselliA P CantùM ArghittuA GoriC BandiF BlasiA Banderanull nullPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)
This is the first description of a fatal infection due to P. aeruginosa producing VIM-type MBLs in a lung transplant recipient. The circulation of P. aeruginosa isolates harboring MBLs pose a substantial risk to the cystic fibrosis population due to the limited therapeutic options available and their spreading potential.