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Sphingomonas paucimobilis outbreak in a dialysis room: Case report and literature review of an emerging healthcare associated infection

2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 48; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ajic.2020.01.018

1527-3296

Davide Fiore Bavaro, Michele Fabiano Mariani, Emma Diletta Stea, Loreto Gesualdo, Gioacchino Angarano, Sergio Carbonara,

Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Sphingomonas paucimobilis is an emerging aerobic, nonfermenting gram-negative, opportunistic bacterium involved in many healthcare-associated infections. We herein report the first outbreak of S paucimobilis catheter related bacteriemia occurred on the same day in 3 patients sharing a dialysis room. This report suggests that S paucimobilis could represent a further emerging cause of rapidly spreading healthcare-associated infections, and highlights the importance of a high level of surveillance and control measures.